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Father, Forgive: Reflections on Peacemaking
Andrew White
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Paperback. Canon Andrew White is a peacemaker, who has saved hundreds of individuals and communities. This book is based on his insights. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 214 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
For most of his ministry Canon Andrew White has been involved in reconciliation. 'The kind of people I engage with are not usually very nice,' he writes. 'On the whole, nice people do not cause wars.' In Baghdad he lives daily with violence, and has conducted too many funerals. He knows what peacemaking costs. Before he left for Baghdad in 2005 Andrew was Director of the International Centre for Reconciliation in Coventry. He bases his book on Coventry's Litany of Reconciliation, which asks God's forgiveness for the hatred, greed, envy, indifference, lust and pride which corrupt our world.
For most of his ministry Canon Andrew White has been involved in reconciliation. 'The kind of people I engage with are not usually very nice,' he writes. 'On the whole, nice people do not cause wars.' In Baghdad he lives daily with violence, and has conducted too many funerals. He knows what peacemaking costs. Before he left for Baghdad in 2005 Andrew was Director of the International Centre for Reconciliation in Coventry. He bases his book on Coventry's Litany of Reconciliation, which asks God's forgiveness for the hatred, greed, envy, indifference, lust and pride which corrupt our world.
Product Details
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
240g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857212924
SKU
V9780857212924
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About Andrew White
Canon Andrew White is something of a legend: a man of great charm and energy, whose personal suffering has not deflected him from his role as one of the world's most trusted mediators and reconcilers. As a child and young man growing up in London Andrew was frequently ill. He set his heart on working in the field of anaesthetics, ... Read more
Reviews for Father, Forgive: Reflections on Peacemaking
Andrew White has the extraordinary capacity to sail the seas of conflict, coming alongside those involved in causing and delivering violence, and capturing them for the cause of peace. To do this he breaks most of the rules in any book of health and safety, personal protection, and bureaucratic process ... He inspires forgiveness and demonstrates love.
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