Journals of Brother Roger of Taize, Volume I

Journals of Brother Roger of Taize, Volume I

Author: Brother Roger

Publisher: Lutterworth Press

Published: 2024-03-28

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 0718897595

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Roger Schutz-Marsauche, known as Brother Roger, is one of the most influential figures in Christianity in the twentieth century. He was founder and first prior of the Taize Community in France, where tens of thousands of young Christians flock each year for their distinctive music and contemplative style of worship, spending time in prayer and reflection. But it is the community of monastic brothers, from differing Christian traditions and over twenty-five different countries, who makes this contemplative experience possible. They stand as a 'parable of community' and as a sign of unity in the midst of a divided world and a divided Christianity. This first volume of Brother Roger's journals covers his arrival in Taize during World War II through to the 1960s, in which young adults found the hill of Taize in their searching. These collected reflections on personal and current events offer an illuminating portrait of the founder of Taize, bringing to light key aspects of the community putting into practice the vision that inspired him. The second volume of Brother Roger's Journals covers the years 1960-1972, focussing on the birth and initial preparation of a 'Council of Youth', a project catalysed by the crisis in the Roman Catholic Church in the wake of the Second Vatican Council. Brother Roger also details the ongoing life of the community, the paths of his personal spiritual journey, and other encounters across those remarkable years.


Journals of Brother Roger of Taize, Volume 3

Journals of Brother Roger of Taize, Volume 3

Author: Brother Roger of Taize

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2024-06-04

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13:

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This third volume of the personal journals of Roger Schutz-Marsauche (1915–2005) covers the years from 1972 to 1976. Brother Roger was the founder and first prior of the Taizé Community in France, an ecumenical monastic community known for its music and contemplative style of worship, and for its work with young adults around the world. This volume covers the final preparations and the opening of the “Council of Youth,” an attempt to take seriously the desire for renewal of church and society of the younger generations and to orient it in a positive direction. Brother Roger also speaks of the life of the community and its many visitors, his personal spiritual journey, and the trips he took to different parts of the world, notably, at the end of 1976, to a poor neighborhood of Calcutta with an intercontinental team of young people.


Journals of Brother Roger of Taize, Volume 2

Journals of Brother Roger of Taize, Volume 2

Author: Brother Roger of Taize

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2023-04-20

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 1666761214

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This is the second volume of the personal journals of Roger Schutz-Marsauche (1915–2005), known as Brother Roger, the founder and first prior of the Taizé Community in France, an ecumenical monastic community that strives to live as a “parable of community” in a divided world. Taizé is known especially for its music and contemplative style of worship, and as a place where tens of thousands of young Christians flock each year to spend a time of prayer and reflection. This volume covers the years from 1969 to 1972 and is centered on the genesis and first preparations of a “Council of Youth.” The project was inspired by the crisis in the Catholic Church in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, and the slowdown of ecumenism after the glowing hopes kindled in the wake of the Council. It was an attempt to take seriously the aspirations of the younger generation and orient them in a positive direction. Brother Roger also talks in these pages about the ongoing life of the community, his personal spiritual journey, and many important encounters that took place in those eventful years.


Journals of Brother Roger of Taizé

Journals of Brother Roger of Taizé

Author: Brother Roger

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2024-01-01

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 0718897609

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Roger Schutz-Marsauche, known as Brother Roger, is one of the most influential figures in Christianity in the twentieth century. He was founder and first prior of the Taizé Community in France, where tens of thousands of young Christians flock each year for their distinctive music and contemplative style of worship, spending time in prayer and reflection. But it is the community of monastic brothers, from differing Christian traditions and over twenty-five different countries, who makes this contemplative experience possible. They stand as a ‘parable of community’ and as a sign of unity in the midst of a divided world and a divided Christianity. This first volume of Brother Roger’s journals covers his arrival in Taizé during World War II through to the 1960s, in which young adults found the hill of Taizé in their searching. These collected reflections on personal and current events offer an illuminating portrait of the founder of Taizé, bringing to light key aspects of the community putting into practice the vision that inspired him.


Journals of Brother Roger of Taizé

Journals of Brother Roger of Taizé

Author: Brother Roger of Taize

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2021-12-03

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 1725297949

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When the definitive history of Christianity in the twentieth century is written, one of the key figures will certainly be that of Roger Schutz-Marsauche (1915-2005), known as Brother Roger, the founder and first prior of the Taize Community in France. Taize is familiar to many across the world for its music and contemplative style of worship, and as a place where tens of thousands of young Christians flock each year to spend a time of prayer and reflection. What is less well-known is the underlying reality that makes all this possible: a monastic community of brothers from over twenty-five different countries and different Christian traditions striving to live as a "parable of community," a sign of unity in the midst of divided Christians and a world torn apart. This first volume of Brother Roger's journals covers the years from his arrival in Taize during World War II to the turbulent 1960s, when young adults began making their way to the hill of Taize in their searching. These collected insights, reflections, and accounts of personal encounters and current events offer what is perhaps the best portrait of the founder of Taize. They bring to light key aspects of the community which continues to attempt to put into practice the vision that inspired him.


Journals of Brother Roger of Taize

Journals of Brother Roger of Taize

Author: Brother Roger of Taize

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2021-12-03

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1725297922

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When the definitive history of Christianity in the twentieth century is written, one of the key figures will certainly be that of Roger Schutz-Marsauche (1915–2005), known as Brother Roger, the founder and first prior of the Taizé Community in France. Taizé is familiar to many across the world for its music and contemplative style of worship, and as a place where tens of thousands of young Christians flock each year to spend a time of prayer and reflection. What is less well-known is the underlying reality that makes all this possible: a monastic community of brothers from over twenty-five different countries and different Christian traditions striving to live as a “parable of community,” a sign of unity in the midst of divided Christians and a world torn apart. This first volume of Brother Roger’s journals covers the years from his arrival in Taizé during World War II to the turbulent 1960s, when young adults began making their way to the hill of Taizé in their searching. These collected insights, reflections, and accounts of personal encounters and current events offer what is perhaps the best portrait of the founder of Taizé. They bring to light key aspects of the community which continues to attempt to put into practice the vision that inspired him.


The Sources of Taizé

The Sources of Taizé

Author: frère Roger

Publisher: GIA Publications

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781579990862

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The "source book" on which the common life in Taize is based, this short volume is fundamental for understanding the vocation of Taize. It is presented like a letter that Brother Roger addresses personally to each reader, telling how in spite of discouragement and even doubt we can constantly find refreshment in returning again and again to the sources of faith. In the second part of the book, Brother Roger speaks particularly to the brothers of the community, recalling the essentials that make life together possible. In his own particular style, Taize's founder expresses himself in words that go straight to the heart. In page after page, he is careful not to write a single word that he has not first of all tried to live out himself.


A Universal Heart

A Universal Heart

Author: Kathryn Spink

Publisher: GIA Publications

Published: 2006-04

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781579995683

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"The authorized biography of the man who made the phenomenon of Taizé possible. It is the story of a life which took Brother Roger, the ... founder and leader of the Taizé community, from the slums of Calcutta and New York's Hell's Kitchen to the United Nations building and the great cathedrals of Europe.


A Community Called Taize

A Community Called Taize

Author: Jason Brian Santos

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2010-01-09

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 0830878432

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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. In A Community Called Taizé you'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.