A Community Called Taize

by Santos, Jason Brian

• ISBN13: 9780830835256
• ISBN10: 0830835253
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-11-30
• Publisher: Ivp Books

Summary

Taizé--the word is strangely familiar to many throughout the contemporary church. Familiar, perhaps, because the chanted prayers of Taizé are well practiced in churches throughout the world. Strangely, however, because so little is known about Taizé--from its historic beginnings to how the word itself is pronounced.The worship of the Taizé community, as it turns out, is best understood in the context of its greater mission. On the day Jason Brian Santos arrived in the Taizé community its leader was brutally murdered before his eyes. Instead of making Santos want to leave, the way the community handled this tragedy made him long to stay and learn more about this group of people who could respond to such evil with grace and love. In this book he takes us on a tour of one of the world's first ecumenical monastic orders, from its monastic origins in the war-torn south of 1940s France to its emerging mission as a pilgrimage site and spiritual focal point for millions of young people throughout the world. InA Community Called Taizéyou'll meet the brothers of the order and the countless visitors and volunteers who have taken upon themselves a modest mission: pronouncing peace and reconciliation to the church and the world.

Table of Contents

A World from the Taize Community	p. 8
Foreword	p. 9
Preface	p. 11
My Pilgrimage to Taize	p. 15
Welcome to Taize	p. 22
Exploring the Community	p. 45
Brother Roger and the Formation of a Community	p. 53
A New Era of Reconciliation	p. 68
The Brothers of Taize	p. 79
Permanents, Sisters and les Jeunes	p. 91
The Prayers of Taize	p. 103
The Heart of Taize	p. 125
Importing Taize	p. 147
Epilogue	p. 167
Practical Issues and Getting to Taize	p. 170
The Life Commitment	p. 188
Resources	p. 191
Glossary	p. 193
Acknowledgments	p. 198
Notes	p. 200
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