Tools for Peace: The Spiritual Craft of St. Benedict and Rene Girard

by Andrew Marr

Book Overview

A sixth-century abbot who wrote a practical rule for his community and a twentieth-century thinker who has roamed through literature, cultural anthropology, and religious thought-what would these two men have in common to generate a conversation between them? The religious study Tools for Peace: The Spiritual Craft of St. Benedict and Ren Girard combines their insights on how to understand and overcome violence in the world today.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595412459
• ISBN13: 9780595412457
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"