The Nonviolent AlternativeThe writings in this work were precipitated by a variety of events during the last decades of Merton's life - the civil rights and peace movements of the 1960s among them. His timeless moral integrity and tireless concern for nonviolent solutions to war are eloquently expressed. |
Contents
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Reflections on | 20 |
No Man Is An Island | 63 |
A Footnote from Ulysses | 70 |
Breakthrough to Peace | 76 |
Christian Ethics and Nuclear War | 82 |
Christianity and Defense in the Nuclear Age | 88 |
Passivity and Abuse of Authority | 129 |
A Martyr for Peace and Unity | 139 |
A Family Camp | 150 |
A Devout Meditation in Memory | 160 |
THE NONVIOLENT ALTERNATIVE | 163 |
The Christian Roots | 208 |
In Acceptance of the Pax Medal 1963 | 257 |
Nhat Hanh Is My Brother | 263 |
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