Journals of Brother Roger of Taize. - Volume I

RogerSchutz-Marsauche, known as Brother Roger, is one of the most influentialfigures in Christianity in the twentieth century. He was founder and firstprior of the Taizé Community in France, where tens of thousands of youngChristians flock each year for their distinctive music and contemplative styleof worship, spending time in prayer and reflection. But it is the community ofmonastic brothers, from differing Christian traditions and over twenty-fivedifferent countries, who makes this contemplative experience possible. Theystand as a 'parable of community' and as a sign of unity in the midst of adivided world and a divided Christianity.

This first volumeof Brother Roger's journals covers his arrival in Taizé during World War IIthrough to the 1960s, in which young adults found the hill of Taizé in theirsearching. These collected reflections on personal and current events offer anilluminating portrait of the founder of Taizé, bringing to light key aspects ofthe community putting into practice the vision that inspired him.