Henry David Thoreau"Only that day dawns to which we are awake." Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau (1817 1862) embodies classic features of the American spirit: nonconformity, the impulse to seek spiritual renewal in nature, and the will to stand firm by his convictions. Famous for his retreat to Walden Pond and "The Duty of Civil Disobedience" after spending a night in jail, Thoreau was a profoundly religious man while remaining unaffiliated with any organized

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This union becomes possible through the suffering and risen body of Jesus

The Ministry of Reconciliation shows how with a spirituality of reconciliation we can create the spaces in which reconciliation can happen

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He was nominated by Archbishop Desmond Tutu for the Nobel Peace Prize

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her intense spirituality bearing a message of surprising relevance to our own era

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