Whereon to Stand: The Acts of the Apostles & Ourselves

by Daniel Berrigan

Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso

300 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1991

About the author

Daniel Joseph Berrigan (May 9, 1921 – April 30, 2016) was an American Jesuit priest, college professor, anti-war activist, Christian pacifist, playwright, poet, and author.

Reviews

[Tino Paz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book, or it found me, in Key West, Florida, where Lynn and I celebrated our 35th anniversary.

Since then I have been prayerfully reading section by section letting Daniel Berrigan guide me through Luke’s story and linking it to my story, our story, the story of the call of the Messiah, speaking plainly but lovingly to us.

At it’s time in 1991, the outrage of murder for standing with the poor made the news and faded just as quickly. Standing with the poor is always too political. Berrigan doesn’t let us stand content without at least asking, “Whereon to Stand: The Acts of the Apostles and Ourselves.”

Do we dare put our current stance, our way of standing tall in the world, next to these two, very flawed men, featured in the Acts? By themselves, no, they, by themselves, are self-admitted cowards and bullies. But with the power of the weakness of the Lamb, the power to forgive and heal, with the power that comes with this Spirit of Love that leaves no one out, then they and we can know that we stand on the land of the Kingdom of Heaven, here and now and forever.