Peacework

Prayer, Resistance, Community

This timely book offers a three-fold path for Christians to embrace Jesus’ ethic of peacemaking.  First: to begin with a life of prayer, a movement from “the dwelling place” of fear into the house of God.  Next, to “resist the powers of death”–including our everyday selfishness.  Finally, to celebrate life and to build communities in which love, forgiveness, and compassion bind us in solidarity with a wounded world.

More About this Book

Posthumous Work from the Unpublished Writings of Henri Nouwen authorized by the Henri Nouwen Legacy Trust, copyright held by the Henri Nouwen Legacy Trust

Themes: Community, Prayer, Social Justice

By Henri Nouwen, ed. Robert Ellsberg, Orbis Books, 2005

Praise for "Peacework"

"It was just the solace and challenge I needed for these times where peace of mind and peace among neighbors (local and global) seems so tenuous." -Rick

"Nouwen has a very deep understanding of the relationship between loving God & translating that love into action for the benefit of others. I highly recommend this little book." -Maureen

"Strangely poignant for these days. Another great Nouwen work." -MK Wildeman