Markings - by Dag Hammarskjold (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Universally known and admired as a peacemaker, Dag Hammarskjold concealed a remarkable intense inner life which he recorded over several decades in this journal of poems and spiritual meditations, left to be published after his death. ["Markings"] is "perhaps the greatest testament of personal devotion published in this century" ("The New York Times").<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Perhaps the greatest testament of personal devotion published in this century. -- <i>The New York Times</i> <p/>A powerful journal of poems and spiritual meditations recorded over several decades by a universally known and admired peacemaker. A dramatic account of spiritual struggle, <i>Markings</i> has inspired hundreds of thousands of readers since it was first published in 1964.</p><p><i>Markings</i> is distinctive, as W.H. Auden remarks in his foreword, as a record of the attempt by a professional man of action to unite in one life the <i>via activa</i> and the <i>via contemplativa</i>. It reflects its author's efforts to live his creed, his belief that all men are equally the children of God and that faith and love require of him a life of selfless service to others. For Hammarskjöld, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action. <i>Markings</i> is not only a fascinating glimpse of the mind of a great man, but also a moving spiritual classic that has left its mark on generations of readers.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Perhaps the greatest testament of personal devotion published in this century.--<i>The New York Times</i></p><p> </p><p>The conviction when one has finished [<i>Markings</i> is] that one has had the privilege of being in contact with a great, good, and lovable man.--W. H. Auden</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Dag Hammarskjold was born in Sweden in 1905 and died in Northern Rhodesia in a plane crash in 1961, while flying there to negotiate a cease-fire between United Nations and Katanga forces. Elected Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1953, serving until his death, he was known throughout the world as a peacemaker. He had studied law and economics, but was also widely read in philosophy and literature. His internal struggles remained a private matter between him and God until after his death, when this book of meditations was published, making him posthumously one of the twentieth century's most noted spiritual pilgrims.
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