Instrument of Thy Peace by Alan Paton [FIRST EDITION] 1968 • The Seabury Press

Instrument of Thy Peace: The Prayer of St. Francis by Alan Paton

FIRST EDITION • SECOND PRINTING [1968] THE SEABURY PRESS

Book on christianity by the Alan Paton, author of Cry the Beloved COuntry.

Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition. 

Dust jacket has light wear; now housed in a new archival quality brodart jacket protector. 

Book itself is mint and reads like new. 

South African novelist, Alan Paton, "dares to reconsider traditional Christian interpretations, and shares with his readers both the Scripture and the statements of saints, philosophers, and wise men that have opened for him new vistas and understanding. Out of this brave searching emerges an intensely personal testament of hard-core Christian faith and hope and love in the twentieth century. Included are nineteen original prayers by Mr. Paton that will be treasured by all readers.