Universally known and admired as a peacemaker, Dag Hammarskjöld concealed a remarkable intense inner life which he recorded over several decades in this journal of poems and spiritual meditations, left to be published after his death. 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 Hammarskjöld, "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.
Markings
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Author: Dag Hammarskjold
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780571060153
Details:
Author: Dag Hammarskjold
Brand: Faber & Faber
Edition: New edition
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 186
Release Date: 01-12-1973
Package Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.7 x 0.5 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780571060153
