This updated edition - with a new colour-plate section - is published to celebrate the centenary of Brother Roger's birth on 12 May 1915. In August 2005, Brother Roger, the charismatic founder and leader of the Taize community was attacked and killed whilst praying with more than 2,000 young people. His death came almost 65 years after he crossed the border from his native Switzerland into war-ravaged France and settled in the tiny village of Taize. At a time when Europe was torn asunder, Brother Roger had asked himself why such conflict should exist between people, and particularly between...
This updated edition - with a new colour-plate section - is published to celebrate the centenary of Brother Roger's birth on 12 May 1915. In August 20...