Author: John Dear
Publisher: New Age Books
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 191
ISBN/UPC (if available): 817822223X
Description
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) is acknowledged as one of the great souls of the twentieth century and leader of the Indian independence movement. He defined the modern practice of nonviolence, wedding an ethic of love to a practical method of social struggle.
Gandhi’s philosophy was rooted in a deep spirituality. For him the struggle for peace and social justice was ultimately related to the search for God. Dr P C Alexander
If humanity is to progress, Gandhi is inescapable. We may ignore him at our own risk.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
A timely book that will go a long way in understanding Gandhi’s approach to nonviolence. A must read for all peacemakers.
ARUN GANDHI, Founder Director, M K Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence.
Contents
Chronology of the Life of Mohandas Gandhi
Sources and Recommended Readings
Introduction:
MAHATMA GANDHI, APOSTLE OF NONVIOLENCE
My life is my message: Autobiographical Writings
The Search for God
The Pursuit of Truth
The Practice of Nonviolence
The Discipline of Prayer and Fasting
The Urgent Need for Nuclear Disarmament
The Life of Steadfast Resistance
Epilogue