Marked for Life: The Story of Hildegard Goss Mayr

ISBN: 156548309X

Author: Richard Deats

Condition: New

Marked for Life tells the remarkable story of Hildegard Goss-Mayr, Austrian Catholic who has pioneered in teaching the philosophy and practice of nonviolence in the midst of great historical events of the past half century -- World War II, the Cold War, revolutionary struggles against colonialism and dictatorship, the Second Vatican Council, breakthroughs in interfaith understanding and collaboration and resistance to the arms race. Hers is the authentic, nonviolent life.""Hildegard Goss-Mayr may have done more than anyone alive to further nonviolence around the world.""Lester R. KurtzProfessor of Sociology and Peace StudiesThe University of Texas""If the Nobel Peace Prize were mine to give, I would give it to Hildegard and Jean Goss-Mayr. They have deeply touched my life.""Archbishop Dom Helder Camara""Hilegard and Jean went about the world in the manner of the first apostles, on fire with sowing good seeds that would nurture the Kingdom.""Eileen EganCatholic Relief Services and Pax Christi""Hildegard Goss-Mayr is my candidate for sainthood ...""Thomas Merton