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Resource:	Book (B3814) Compassion
Author:	McNeill, Donald/Morrison, Douglas/Nouwen, Henri J.M.
Publisher:	Doubleday, 1966
Length:	144 pages
Subjects:	Theology
Location:	computer room
# Copies:	1
ISBN/ISSN:	9780385176996
Description:	In this provocative book of meditations, three teachers of pastoral theology challenge us to make God's compassion manifest through the disciplines of prayer and action. What does it mean to be compassionate in a self-centered, power-hungry world, they ask? Can we follow the example of Jesus Christ and deeply enter into the suffering of our fellow human beings? In other words, can we "be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, powerless with the powerless"? This book will serve as inspiration for all who search for a more just and compassionate society throughout the world - and who look for a true intimacy with God and a creative relationship with their fellow human beings. About the Drawings: "In the midst of his grief for his son, Joel Filartiga of Paraguay made the drawings for this book. He drew them during the long nights when deep sorrow kept him awake. He drew after long, anxious sessions with judges and lawyers to ask for justice, and he drew after hours of tears. But he drew with hope - hope for himself, his family, his patients, and his people. He drew so that many should know and be converted. He drew so that his dearly bought compassion would not be quenched but become a fire which warms the hearts of many to work and pray for justice and peace. It is because of people such as Joel that this book is worth printing." from the Epilogue. (Their son, Joelito, was kidnapped by the police and within a few hours, tortured to death. They weren't able to get to the doctor, Joel, so they went after his 17-year-old son.)
Age Groups:	High School; Young Adult; Adult (30-55); Adult (55+)

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