Marked for Life Africa Forest goes to the heart

Forest goes to the heart of Merton's understanding of our fearful predicament

Only in this way can [their] full meaning be grasped and appropriated in our day

a leading figure in the church struggle against apartheid in South Africa

and social justice

Wadell is professor of religious studies at St

Marked for Life Africa Forest goes to the heartEven in my bleakest of days, I knew God has a particular fondness for showing up among lives in the ruins, for using us flawed and failed human beings for redemptive purposes. So I became a witness. I bore witness to the tragedy of lives stuck in the misery of a punitive system. I also bore witness to the spirit of hope that emerged from impossible circumstances. Nancy Hastings Sehested This beautifully told narrative of a church pastor who became a