Life Poured Out - Pierre Claverie of Algeria

Informationen zum Autor Jean-Jacques Perennes a Dominican trained as an economist specialising in development! lived and worked for 10 years with Bishop Claverie in Algeria. Subsequently he was assigned to the general administration of the Order of Preachers and is now general secretary of the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo. Klappentext The killing of Dominican Pierre Claverie! the bishop of Oran! and his young Muslim assistant! on August 1! 1996! was both a symbol and the epitome of the mayhem that had gripped Algeria for several years. For Claverie! it was the culmination of a remarkable and courageous journey of faith. Nothing in his origins as a French pied-noir! born in Algeria in 1938! would have indicated his eventual emergence as a leading figure in his country's search for a peaceful future. In laying down his life for the cause of reconciliation and peace among religions! he belongs in the company of Archbishop Romero! Martin Luther King! and other great witnesses of our time. Zusammenfassung Draws on the life! work and martyrdom of the Algerian bishop! Pierre Claverie who worked tirelessly to bring peace to his native land.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Jacques Perennes, Jean-Jacques Perennes, Jean-jacques/ Jestice Perennes
• Assisted by: Phyllis Jestice (Translation), Matthew Sherry (Translation)
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2007
• EAN: 9781570757068
• ISBN: 978-1-57075-706-8
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies