Suffer the children : dispatches to and from the front line / Andrew White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, Andrew, 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children and war.

Children and violence.

War--Psychological aspects.

War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (141 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York, New York : Continuum, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Andrew White, the 'Vicar of Baghdad', is often in danger from bombs and bullets as he works tirelessly for peace and reconciliation in Iraq. Endlessly travelling between Britain, America and the Middle East (and coping with his own worsening multiple sclerosis), he is only too well acquainted with the violence and duplicity of the adult world. What keeps him going? Many people are surprised by his answer: . 'Children. Children who love me and children I love.'. In this remarkable book, he reflects for the first time on his own childhood and tells the stories of the children, from the . trauma

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 A Curious Childhood; 2 Josiah and Jacob; 3 Children of the Holy Land; 4 The Street Children of Baghdad; 5 The Children of St George's; 6 The Inner Circle, in their Own Words; 7 Dancing in Heaven; 8 The Children of Charlotte; 9 A Gift of the Holy Spirit

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-87498-5

9786612874987

1-4411-5452-3

OCLC:

682540894