Living from the center
Subtitle: mindfulness meditation and centering for Friends
By: Valerie Brown
Series: Pendle Hill pamphlet -- 407; Pendle Hill pamphlet -- 407.
Publisher: Pendle Hill Publications
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Wallingford, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780875744070
Subjects: Contemplation; Meditation; Spiritual life; Society of Friends; Buddhism
Description: Jesus taught his followers to love their enemies and to forgive. How can these messages of compassion be reconciled with a policy of putting to death those whom we have judged to be wrongdoers against society? Walter Long, a defense attorney for Texas death row inmates, says that they cannot. He wrestles with the apparent contradiction between the teachings of Jesus and widespread tolerance for government violence in a state where most citizens identify themselves as Christian. He explores the impact of a particular execution of great renown - the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth - and looks for his own understanding of that event and of the man and his message. -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 32-35).