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To Enter Jerusalem
by Craig Eisendrath
Published: 2008-04-01
Paperback : 197 pages
Paperback : 197 pages
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This is a novel which sounds the depths of a man who becomes Secretary General of the United Nations. It take him through his troubled childhood, and his effort to overcome unspeakable traumas, to become a human being capable of world leadership. Not only do we explore his private life, but we ...
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This is a novel which sounds the depths of a man who becomes Secretary General of the United Nations. It take him through his troubled childhood, and his effort to overcome unspeakable traumas, to become a human being capable of world leadership. Not only do we explore his private life, but we see him deal directly with the most difficult problems of international diplomacy. Here I am drawing on my own career in the diplomatic service, and my lifetime commitment to working for world peace.
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Dwight stands in front of Father, who gropes around his back; with the other hand, he opens Dwight’s bathrobe, and draws him in still closer. Now sweaty hands are moving down his stomach. The space around him has no density, makes no obstruction, as the hands move through it like satellites; beyond them, inaccessible, are planets, stars. ...
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Discussion Questions
How does the main character of To Enter Jerusalem, Dwight Lockwood overcome the traumas of his childhood to become a world statesman?How closely is Dwight Lockwood modeled after Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary General of the UN from 1956-61?
How does the title and the plot of To Enter Jerusalem evoke the passion of Jesus?
Notes From the Author to the Bookclub
When I first entered the diplomatic service, I was assigned to the UN Political Office. Dag Hammarskjold was Secretary General of the United Nations, and a statesman of incredible skill and courage, who eventually was shot down in the Congo on a mission that he knew might result in his death. In To Enter Jerusalem, I wanted to create a person like Hammarskjold who could serve as an inspiration to all of us. I want readers to be inspired by the image of a man who overcomes the intense pain of his private life to serve the world. We all need such images to serve as models for our lives. I hope that in To Enter Jerusalem, I have created such an image.Book Club Recommendations
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