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At play in the lions' den, a biography and memoir of Daniel Berrigan, Jim Forest

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At play in the lions' den, a biography and memoir of Daniel Berrigan, Jim Forest

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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individual biography

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illustrations

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non fiction

Main title

At play in the lions' den

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bibliography

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986523674

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Jim Forest

Sub title

a biography and memoir of Daniel Berrigan

Summary

"Daniel Berrigan (1921-2016), a Jesuit priest and poet, was one of the preeminent Christian peacemakers of his time. After gaining notoriety in 1968 through his role, along with his brother Philip, in destroying Vietnam-era draft files as part of the Catonsville 9, he helped elevate the Christian conscience with regard to issues of war and violence. Resistance to the Vietnam War was followed by decades of protest against nuclear weapons, including his participation in the first "Plowshares" action, the symbolical disarming of nuclear warheads. But Berrigan's efforts on behalf of life also involved care for the dying and ministry to those suffering from AIDS. Jim Forest, who worked with Berrigan in building the Catholic Peace Fellowship in the 1960s, draws on his deep friendship over five decades to provide the most comprehensive and intimate picture yet available of this modern-day prophet. Extensive photographs and quotations from Berrigan's writings complete the portrait."--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Seven Men, Two Women, and Two Wastebaskets of Paper -- Wolves Howling in the Night -- The Long Black Line -- A Poor Man's Paradise -- Paray-le-Monial -- Brooklyn Prep -- Father Phil -- Le Moyne -- Paris and Eastward -- Meeting Dan -- The Spiritual Roots of Protest -- "Let the Lord make of this what he will" -- Meeting Phil -- Saying No -- Exile -- Pouring Blood -- Night Flight to Hanoi -- "Don't just do something, stand there..." -- Souls on Trial -- Pilgrim of the Underground -- Dan in Danbury, Prisoner #23742-145 -- Free at Last -- Harrisburg -- Outraged Love -- Small "c" christian, Small "b" buddhist -- On Pilgrimage to Ireland -- "Everybody should live" -- Contaminated Weapons -- Swords into Plowshares -- Room for Disagreement -- Listener of Last Resort -- Life at West 98th Street -- The Mission -- Kairos -- Phil's Death -- A Visitation of Prophets -- Thompson Street and Murray-Weigel Hall -- Last Rites -- Afterword: Bearing Witness -- Daniel Berrigan's Life and Work: A Compact Chronology -- Bookshelf and Title Abbreviations

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Biography and memoir of Daniel Berrigan

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