Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Titles of Dr. Abraham Karickam (No. 10)

Taize Community, the "Spring of Godliness"
(തെസെ കമ്മ്യൂണിറ്റി ; ഈസ്വരചൈതന്യതിന്റെ നിത്യവസന്തം )



Taize is a village in France which attracts thousands of young people from all round the world every year. The ecumenical community founded by Brother Roger attracts the attention of all peace lovers around the globe, as there is no such place anywhere else .
            Dr. Karickam narrates the history of this great movement which is the fore runner of all ecumenical movements in different parts of the world. Brothers of Taize live in small fraternities among most of the poor nations where they bring the message of love and peace to suffering communities.
            Brother Roger was a great friend of Mother Teresa and they worked together for the betterment of suffering humanity. Taize was successful in building up an example for community living which was a model for many similar movements in different corners.

            The story of Taize is described fully in this book, which was the first of its kind in any Asian language. The book was published by M Y books and released in the year 1988 

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