Seeds of peace : contemplation and nonviolence / by William H. Shannon.
"William Shannon offers hope and answers to all of us who want peace in our personal lives, our relationships, and the world in which we live. He calls us to new and exciting experiences that far surpass the kind of life that is possible at the level of just the superficial. He shows us how a c...
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Keeping Things in Perspective
- Ch. 1. Thomas Merton and the Reshaping of American Catholic Spirituality
- Ch. 2. Who Is the God of Contemplative Spirituality?
- Ch. 3. The Presence of God
- Ch. 4. Awareness of God's Presence
- Ch. 5. Silence, Solitude, Quiet Time
- Ch. 6. Why Can't I Experience God?
- Ch. 7. Violence and the Different Ways of Dealing with It
- Ch. 8. Nonviolence: A New Level of Human Consciousness
- Ch. 9. Nonviolence and the New Testament
- Ch. 10. A History of Christian Attitudes toward War
- Ch. 11. Is Nonviolence a Viable Possibility?
- Ch. 12. Nonviolence and St. Paul's Hymn to Love
- Epilogue: The Beginning of Reality
- Appendix: New Testament Readings on Peace.