An accessible guide to the principles and vision of Dag Hammarskj ld, a man John F. Kennedy called "the greatest statesman of our century."
ROGER LIPSEY is a biographer, art historian, editor, and translator. He is the author of Hammarskj ld- A Life, hailed as the definitive biography of Dag Hammarskj ld; An Art of Our Own- The Spiritual in Twentieth-Century Art; Angelic Mistakes- The Art of Thomas Merton; and most recently Gurdjieff Reconsidered- The Life, the Teachings, the Legacy.
“At a time when political leadership in many contexts seems to be
assimilating itself to the worst and most corrosive bits of the
entertainment industry, and when the whole ideal of public service
is disregarded or despised, it matters that we know where to look
for hope and challenge. Dag Hammarskjöld’s extraordinary example of
a statesmanship that was at once astute, humble, courageous,
patient, and risky is as necessary for us as water in the desert;
and in this welcome book, Hammarskjöld’s finest modern biographer
sets out with model clarity and passion just what we might learn
from him, just what we might hold ourselves accountable to.”—Rowan
Williams, Master of Magdalene College (Cambridge), Archbishop of
Canterbury (ret.)
“In a series of memorable chapters, Lipsey charts the career and
inner life of Hammarskjold on facing facts, the complicated process
of negotiation, the healing power of time, perseverance, global
interdependence, a world full of meaning, and the way of a
statesman.”—Spirituality & Practice
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