Warriors of peace;: Writings on the technique of nonviolence,

by Lanza del Vasto

Book by Lanza del Vasto, Joseph Jean

226 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1974

About the author

Giuseppe Giovanni Lanza del Vasto è stato un filosofo, poeta e scrittore italiano. La sua personalità eccezionale riunisce caratteristiche disparate: poeta, scrittore, filosofo, pensatore religioso con una forte vena mistica, ma anche patriarca fondatore di comunità rurali sul modello di quelle gandhiane e attivista nonviolento contro la guerra d'Algeria o gli armamenti nucleari.

Source: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanza_de...

Reviews

[Kaia · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading this book I'm less shy about the effectiveness of nonviolence. Forceful satyagraha, and the goal of conversion. I'm also reminded of the importance of private prayer (and fasting). Two snippets stand out: Chanterelle Lanza del Vasto's journal during a fast about a statue of Mary looking upwards to God, but crushing a serpent underfoot; the brief note that stated that Lanza del Vasto spent time writing and reflecting during the second world war, and most of his activism was 'out of retirement.' Other things in the book did involve planning and strategy, but there is respect for God's timing. I wish there had been more about life in the Algerian banlieue of Paris during a fast to draw attention to the atrocities committed by both sides in the Algerian war for independence from France. A meaningful book, I recommend it.