- Paperback: 206 pages
- Publisher: SPCK Publishing; New edition edition (4 Dec 1986)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 028104242X
- ISBN-13: 978-0281042425
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,483,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In August 2005, Brother Roger, the charismatic founder and leader of the Taizé community was attacked and killed whilst praying with more than 2,000 young people. His death came almost 65 years after he crossed the border from his native Switzerland into war-ravaged France and settled in the tiny village of Taizé. At a time when Europe was torn asunder, Brother Roger had asked himself why such conflict should exist between people, and particularly between Christians. He found himself called to establish a community in which reconciliation and peace would be made concrete day by day. Today, thousands of young people from all over the world and from all denominations gather each week at Taizé to pray, study and worship. This is the biography of the man who made the phenomenon of Taizé possible. It is the story of a life which took Brother Roger from the slums of Calcutta and New Yorks Hells Kitchen to the United Nations building and the great cathedrals of Europe. Brother Roger was imbued with a spontaneity and wisdom that made him the companion of popes and of little children and he was one of the best-loved Christian leaders of our time.
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Kathryn Spink was born in India of missionary parents and graduated from St Annes College, Oxford.
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Kathryn Spink's "The Life and Vision of Brother Roger of Taize" is an in-depth account of the life and thought of the founder of Taize. It is mainly the product of a searching (but very sympathetic) interview with him; supplemented with an epilogue dealing with later developments including his tragic death. Although well written and informative, the style and wording can get a little tedious and dry in parts. It would benefit from more chapter divisions. However, it is worth buying to learn of the life and inspiration of a remarkable Christian with an unshakeable ecumenical vision.
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