The Peace of the Present: An Unviolent Way of Life
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This book by John S. Dunne, whom Kenneth Woodward has called, the most original religious thinker of our time, addresses the spirituality of nonviolence, which Dunne calls an unviolent way of life. Dunne shares Ghandhi's vision of nonviolence as a spiritual discipline, a learning to love that leads to a seeing of truth. The book is the result of three trips Dunne took to Santiago, Chile, where he lectured on the spirituality of nonviolence. It is also based on conversations that the author had with religious scholar David Daube, philosopher and critic Rene Girard, and psychologist Erik Erilson.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0268015864
ISBN13:9780268015862
Release Date:January 1991
Publisher:University of Notre Dame Press
Length:140 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.7" x 8.8"
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In this book, Dunne takes addresses three questions in his quest to understand violence. Where does violence come from? Where does nonviolence come from? How can we live in the peace of the present? Written well before our current age of terrorism and war, still these meditations take on the most significant questions of our times. Like Ghandi, recognizing that violence numbs the heart and that nonviolence gives voice to the heart's deepest desires, Dunne grasps the still center of the storms that churn around the eyes of the hurricanes of violence and notes the peace of the present at the core. His distinction between the Hindu and Christian understandings at this centerpoint is tell-tale and worth great discussion as East and West meet more and more. Highly recommended.
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