Passion for peace : reflections on war and nonviolence /
Merton, Thomas,1915-1968.
Shannon, William Henry,1917-
New York : Crossroad Pub. Co.,
c2006.
Abridged ed. of: Passion for peace : the social essays, originally published in 1995 by the Crossroad Pub. Co.
Includes index.
The root of war is fear -- Nuclear war and Christian responsibility -- Following the year of the Cold War letters -- Danish nonviolent resistance to Hitler -- A devout meditation in memory of Adolf Eichmann -- Gandhi: the gentle revolutionary -- Blessed are the meek: the Christian roots of nonviolence -- Nhat Hanh is my brother -- Ishi: a meditation -- Auschwitz: a family camp -- The Vietnam war: an overwhelming atrocity -- Note for Ave Maria -- Appendix: Merton's prayer for peace.
Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968.
Catholic Church
Peace
Nonviolence
Race relations