The Community of the Ark (Die Gemeinschaft der Arche): A Visit to the Utopian Communities of Lanza del Vasto and His Disciples of Gandhi - Softcover

Shepard, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0938497030 ISBN 13: 9780938497035

Verlag: Simple Productions, 1989

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Mark Shepard's writings on social alternatives have appeared in over 30 publications in the United States, Canada, England, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan, and India. The American Library Association Booklist called his Gandhi Today "a masterpiece of committed reporting."

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Palm Sunday.
The bell in the tower tolls, first weakly, but quickly building up strength
to a full-bodied tone -- then stops abruptly.
When I reach the courtyard of the main building, there are already people
there, talking in small groups -- people from La Borie Noble, from the
Ark's other villages, and guests from the local area; others are still on
their way on the paths from La Flayssiere and Nogaret.
The people of the Ark wear their festival clothes, handmade all from white
wool: the men with their heavy sweaters and pants, the women with their
long dresses, and many of both with hooded cloaks down to their feet. The
children rush around among the adults, then after a while pass out boughs
for the adults to hold. The sun shines brightly, though the air hanging
between the tree-covered mountain slopes is still icy-cold.
Now all gather in a circle, each one holding a bough. Soon the singing
begins: a hundred voices raised in stately, full harmonies.

Hallelujah!

Glory to God in the highest heaven

And peace on earth to men of good will.
In the music, in the entire scene, the ancient and the modern seem to
blend, giving a sense of timelessness. It is as if this could take place
anywhere, in any time -- while it is surprising to find it at all.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Simple Productions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1989
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0938497030
• ISBN 13: 9780938497035
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 64
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