Fire of the heart : Norman Morrison's legacy in Viet Nam and at home / Anne Morrison Welsh.
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TextSeries: Pendle Hill pamphlet ; 381.Publication details: Wallingford, Pa. : Pendle Hill Publications, 2005. Description: 39 p. ; 19 cmISBN: 0875743811 (pbk.)Subject(s): Morrison, Norman R., 1933-1965 | Welsh, Anne Morrison | Pacifists -- United States | Quakers -- United States | Government, Resistance to -- United States | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United StatesSummary: "Anne Morrison Welsh tells the moving story of her husband's self-sacrifice [self-immolation] at the Pentagon in November 1965 in a desperate effort to help end a war he abhorred. Quaker Norman Morrison felt led to make this extreme statement in a manner of Vietnamese Buddhist monks. In telling her husband's story, the author also shares her own spiritual journey of forgiveness, acceptance and gradual recovery from life's wounds. A 1999 visit to Viet Nam was healing for Anne Morrison Welsh as she and her daughters met with many Vietnamese who shared with her the extraordinary impact that Norman Morrison's act had on their hearts and minds"--back cover.
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"Anne Morrison Welsh tells the moving story of her husband's self-sacrifice [self-immolation] at the Pentagon in November 1965 in a desperate effort to help end a war he abhorred. Quaker Norman Morrison felt led to make this extreme statement in a manner of Vietnamese Buddhist monks. In telling her husband's story, the author also shares her own spiritual journey of forgiveness, acceptance and gradual recovery from life's wounds. A 1999 visit to Viet Nam was healing for Anne Morrison Welsh as she and her daughters met with many Vietnamese who shared with her the extraordinary impact that Norman Morrison's act had on their hearts and minds"--back cover.
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