Beirut Diary

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Whether she,is aware of it or not, in Beirut Diary Sis Levin has written a book about that serious form of confusion which is the consequence of evil. And out of her personal experience, almost innocently, she provides us with that strange pot of gold which lies at the end of the rainbow. It is the paradox that the power of government, money or ambition is, almost inexorably, the cause of such malignant confusion, and that the down to earth, knowledgeable compassion born of weakness is its only cure-the only scalpel capable of cutting through the cancer. Herein lies the essence of peacemaking. M. SCOTT PECK , psychiatrist and author Sis Levin has written an intelligent, moving account of her nightmare. . . . JIM LEHRER, The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour A dramatic testament of faith. ... A book to lift the spirit. REV. THEODORE HESBURGH , president emeritus, University of Notre Dame A compassionate, beautiful, revealing account that compels us to reexamine our preconceptions about the... Tovább

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Whether she,is aware of it or not, in Beirut Diary Sis Levin has written a book about that serious form of confusion which is the consequence of evil. And out of her personal experience, almost innocently, she provides us with that strange pot of gold which lies at the end of the rainbow. It is the paradox that the power of government, money or ambition is, almost inexorably, the cause of such malignant confusion, and that the down to earth, knowledgeable compassion born of weakness is its only cure-the only scalpel capable of cutting through the cancer. Herein lies the essence of peacemaking. M. SCOTT PECK , psychiatrist and author Sis Levin has written an intelligent, moving account of her nightmare. . . . JIM LEHRER, The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour A dramatic testament of faith. ... A book to lift the spirit. REV. THEODORE HESBURGH , president emeritus, University of Notre Dame A compassionate, beautiful, revealing account that compels us to reexamine our preconceptions about the Mideast. . . . PETER YARROW, of Peter, Paul and Mary It is a profound understatement to say that Sis Levin is an uncommon woman. . . . Here is an incredible journal of a devoted Episcopalian woman and her Jewish atheist husband finding God's way. RICHÁRD C. HALVERSON, chaplain, U.S. Senate Sis Levin's book is another illustration of the martyrdom of innocents-of which the Holy Lands have provided humanity uninterruptedly throughout the ages with countless examples-most notably Jesus himself. YEHUDIMENUHIN , violinist and peacemaker ---•-----• - • Sis Levin has told a powerful story, a story of national suffering and brave peacemaking that could not have occurred in any other period of the world's history. D. ELTON TRUEBLOOD, author and educator A True Rainbow: A Southern Christian woman married to a Northern Jewish man. Their adventure and their love for the Muslim World make this one of the most exciting books in years. JESSE JACKSON, political and religious leader Vissza