Journals of Brother Roger of Taize, Volume I by Brother Roger

Journals of Brother Roger of Taize, Volume I by Brother Roger

Roger Schutz-Marsauche, known as Brother Roger, is one of the most influential figures in Christianity in the twentieth century. He was founder and first prior of the Taize Community in France, where tens of thousands of young Christians flock each year for their distinctive music and contemplative style of worship, spending time in prayer and reflection. But it is the community of monastic brothers, from differing Christian traditions and over twenty-five different countries, who makes this contemplative experience possible. They stand as a 'parable of community' and as a sign of unity in the midst of a divided world and a divided Christianity. This first volume of Brother Roger's journals covers his arrival in Taize during World War II through to the 1960s, in which young adults found the hill of Taize in their searching. These collected reflections on personal and current events offer an illuminating portrait of the founder of Taize, bringing to light key aspects of the community putting into practice the vision that inspired him. The second volume of Brother Roger's Journals covers the years 1960-1972, focussing on the birth and initial preparation of a 'Council of Youth', a project catalysed by the crisis in the Roman Catholic Church in the wake of the Second Vatican Council. Brother Roger also details the ongoing life of the community, the paths of his personal spiritual journey, and other encounters across those remarkable years.

Note: These quotes are moreso about Brother Roger himself than the bookI knew Brother Roger personally for a long time, and I had a relationship of warm friendship with him. He had often visited me, and, as I said in Rome, the day of his death I had received a letter from him that went directly to my heart... I think that we should listen to him, listen from within to the ecumenism that he lived out spiritually, and allow ourselves to he led by his witness towards an ecumenism that is truly inward and spiritual. - Pope Benedict XVI Very few people in a generation manage to change the whole climate of a religious culture; but Brother Roger did just this ... He changed the image of Christianity itself for countless young people . His authority was authentically monastic-the authority of a father and elder brother in God who drew his vision from patient waiting on the Lord in prayer, and from the work and study and discernment of a committed community. - Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury The vision of peace and reconciliation in 'God's today' which guided Brother Roger's commitment and that of the community he founded has been a source of inspiration and spiritual renewal for generations of young people, in Europe and throughout the world. Under his spiritual leadership, the Taizé Community has offered a model of how the praise of God is integrally linked to solidarity with the least fortunate. For many of us, Brother Roger incarnated the hope that the Christian faith can bring to the world. - Geneviève Jacques, former Secretary General, World Council of Churches, Switzerland

Roger Schutz-Marsauche (1915-2005) was a monastic brother and Christian leader who founded the Taizé Community in 1940. He served as its leader until his death in 2005. Schutz-Marsauche received the 1988 Unesco Prize for Peace education and the 1992 Robert Schuman prize for European Unity.

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ISBN 13	9780718897604
ISBN 10	0718897609
Title	Journals of Brother Roger of Taize, Volume I
Author	Brother Roger
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	James Clarke & Co Ltd
Year published	2024-03-28
Number of pages	131
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