Seeking Peace Notes and Conversations along the Way [Paperback]

Where can we find peaceof heart and mind--with ourselves, with others, and with God? Arnold says most people are looking in the wrong direction. In a culture that bombards us with feel-good-about-yourself spirituality,Seeking Peaceis sure to satisfy a deep hunger. There is a peace greater than self-fulfilment, a peace greater than nations no longer at war. But it will demand a relentless pursuit kept up only by hope and courage, vision and commitment.

Seeking Peaceexplores many facetsof humankind's ageless search for peace. It plumbs a wealth of spiritual traditions and draws on the wisdom of some exceptional (and some very ordinary) people who have found peace in surprising places.

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Foreword Magazine Book of the YearSeeking Peaceis a tough,transcendent envisioning of peace. Arnold writes in the tradition of the Berrigans, of Simone Weil and Thomas Merton.ContentsForeword by Madeleine LEnglePreface by Thich Nhat HanhIntroductionPart ISeeking PeacePartMeaningsPeace as the Absence of WarPeace in the BiblePeace as a Social CauserPeace in Personal LifeThe Peace of GodThe Peace that Passes UnderstandingPart IIIParadoxesNot Peace, but a SwordThe Violence of LoveNo Life without DeathThe Wisdom of FoolsThe Strength of WeaknessPart IVStepping StonesSimplicitySilenceSurrenderPrayerTrustForgivenessGratitudeHonestyHumilityObedienceDecisivenessRepentanceConvictionRealismServicePart VThe Abundant LifeSecurityWholenessJoyActionJusticeHopeA valuable contributionto contemporary thought, and a guide for action as the struggle continues.Seeking Peaceinspires each of usto seek peace within our own hearts&It gives hope that we can find wholeness, happiness, and harmony.Everyones seeking peace, but most people are looking in the wrong direction.