Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir

by Jim Forest

Book Overview

Jim Forest has spent a lifetime in the cause of peace and reconciliation. In this memoir he traces his story through his intimate encounters with some of the great peacemakers of our time, including Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, Henri Nouwen, and Thich Nhat Hanh. The son of ardent Communists, his remarkable journey led to his enlistment in the Navy, and then his discharge as a conscientious objector following his conversion to Catholicism.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626983577
• ISBN13: 9781626983571
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"