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To Dwell in Peace: An Autobiography

Daniel Berrigan

4.1/5 ( ratings)

With humility, deep insight, & poetic sensitivity of perception & expression, Berrigan gives the story of his life. He describes his early years as the 5th of six sons, his entrance into the Jesuits, his growing social activism while a chaplain at Cornell, his sacrifice of security & freedom to protest the Vietnam War in an act of civil disobedience, his further civil disobedience as a fugitive, & finally his increasing sensitivity to gay liberation & to AIDS. The biography illustrates the development of personal conscience & integrity, & especially the roles his mother & younger brother played in that development. Highly recommended.--Carolyn M. Craft, Longwood College, Farmville, VA

Language: English

Pages: 364

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers (San Francisco)

Release: May 10, 1987

ISBN: 0062500570

ISBN 13: 9780062500571

To Dwell in Peace: An Autobiography

Daniel Berrigan

4.1/5 ( ratings)

With humility, deep insight, & poetic sensitivity of perception & expression, Berrigan gives the story of his life. He describes his early years as the 5th of six sons, his entrance into the Jesuits, his growing social activism while a chaplain at Cornell, his sacrifice of security & freedom to protest the Vietnam War in an act of civil disobedience, his further civil disobedience as a fugitive, & finally his increasing sensitivity to gay liberation & to AIDS. The biography illustrates the development of personal conscience & integrity, & especially the roles his mother & younger brother played in that development. Highly recommended.--Carolyn M. Craft, Longwood College, Farmville, VA

Language: English

Pages: 364

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers (San Francisco)

Release: May 10, 1987

ISBN: 0062500570

ISBN 13: 9780062500571

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