Markings

Markings"Perhaps the greatest testament of personal devotion published in this century." The New York Times A powerful journal of poems and spiritual meditations recorded over several decades by a universally known and admired peacemaker. A dramatic account of spiritual struggle, Markings has inspired hundreds of thousands of readers since it was first published in 1964. Markings is distinctive, as W. H. Auden remarks in his foreword, as a record of "the

"Perhaps the greatest testament of personal devotion published in this century." -- The New York Times

A powerful journal of poems and spiritual meditations recorded over several decades by a universally known and admired peacemaker. A dramatic account of spiritual struggle, Markings has inspired hundreds of thousands of readers since it was first published in 1964.

Markings is distinctive, as W.H. Auden remarks in his foreword, as a record of "the attempt by a professional man of action to unite in one life the via activa and the via contemplativa." It reflects its author's efforts to live his creed, his belief that all men are equally the children of God and that faith and love require of him a life of selfless service to others. For Hammarskj ld, "the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action." Markings is not only a fascinating glimpse of the mind of a great man, but also a moving spiritual classic that has left its mark on generations of readers.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 10/10/2006
ISBN: 9780307277428
Pages: 222
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.34w x 0.66d

Review Citations: Library Journal 12/01/2006 pg. 182