Publisher's Synopsis
Achieving lasting peace in our world and maintaining peace in our nation are elusive notions, with, daily, negative news reports coming from the north, east, west and south. There is the constant need for all of humankind to live, peacefully, in our communities, churches, schools and homes, as well as within ourselves. "All" seems to be an impossible reach.Perhaps the wisest definition of religion is from the mind and pen of Jackson's religion professor in college: "living religion: inwardly with a pure heart and outwardly with a helping hand." Dr. C. Excelle Rozzelle's profundity ought to register, equally, with Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, Christians, whomever. Then, maybe, pieces of the puzzle would, finally, fit together in perfect/lasting peace. Thomas Wolf, a renowned author and native of Asheville, NC, wrote, "The reason a writer writes a book is to forget a book, and the reason a reader reads one is to remember it." Jackson says he will never forget this book, as his search for peace is endless. And he, certainly, wants his readers to remember this writing effort and to apply the principles discussed to their being peacemakers, every day.
