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BL
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1007626
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b761996
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| Main Entry
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Arnold, Johann Christoph,1940-2017.
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| Title & Author
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Seeking peace : : notes and conversations along the way /\ Johann Christoph Arnold ; preface by Thich Nhat Hanh.
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| Publication Statement
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Farmington, PA :: Plough Pub. House,, ©1998.
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xiv, 248 pages ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0874869587
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: 9780874869583
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Seeking peace -- Meanings. Peace as the absence of war ; Peace in the Bible ; Peace as a social cause ; Peace in personal life ; The peace of God ; The peace that passes understanding -- Paradoxes. Not peace, but a sword ; The violence of love ; No life without death ; The wisdom of fools ; The strength of weakness -- Stepping stones. Simplicity ; Silence ; Surrender ; Prayer ; Trust ; Forgiveness ; Gratitude ; Honesty ; Humility ; Obedience ; Decisiveness ; Repentance ; Conviction ; Realism ; Service -- The abundant life. Security ; Wholeness ; Joy ; Action ; Justice ; Hope.
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| Abstract
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"Seeking Peace, Arnold's fifth book, explores many facets of humankind's ageless search for peace. It plumbs a wealth of spiritual traditions and draws on the wisdom of some exceptional (and some very ordinary) people who have found peace in surprising places."--Jacket.
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Peace of mind-- Religious aspects.
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Peace-- Religious aspects.
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Spiritual life.
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Peace of mind-- Religious aspects.
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Peace-- Religious aspects.
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Spiritual life.
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| Dewey Classification
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291.1/7873
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| LC Classification
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BL627.55.A76 1998
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