Daniel

by Daniel Berrigan S J

Overview

Daniel: Under the Siege of the Divine is a powerful, poetic commentary on one of the Bible's most politically charged books by one of America's greatest peacemaking prophets, Daniel Berrigan. Using the insights he has gained from a lifetime of nonviolent resistance to war and empire, Berrigan walks us through these ancient biblical stories of nonviolent resistance to war and empire, pointing out how we can learn from Daniel and his friends to keep the faith, stay hopeful, and resist every war, injustice, and empire today. It is not only one of Berrigan's best books, but one of the best commentaries on the book of Daniel. Through the scripture and the author's life, we discover the power and duty of civil disobedience to the culture of war and divine obedience to the God of peace.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781606084670
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	04/03/2009
Series:	Daniel Berrigan Reprint
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Daniel Berrigan is an internationally known voice for peace and disarmament. A Jesuit priest, award-winning poet, and author of over fifty books, he has spoken for peace, justice, and nuclear disarmament for nearly 50 years. He spent several years in prison for his part in the 1968 Catonsville Nine antiwar action and later acted with the Plowshares Eight. Nominated many times for the Nobel Peace Prize, he lives and works in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introit: Under the Siege of the Divine vii

Taming the Beasts and the King of the Beasts 1

The Book Of Daniel, Chapter 1

The Rock That Grew and Filled the Earth 19

The Book of Daniel, Chapter 2

Who Shall Perish, and Who Be Delivered 45

The Book of Daniel, Chapter 3-4

The Writing on the Wall 73

The Book of Daniel, Chapter 5

Daniel and the Two Decrees 87

The Book of Daniel, Chapter 6

Daniel Also Dreams; The Four Beasts 107

The Book of Daniel, Chapter 7

The Time of Indignation, the Time of the End 129

The Book of Daniel, Chapter 8

The Borrowing and Lending of Prophecy 151

The Book of Daniel, Chapter 9

Daniel, Sent 169

The Book of Daniel, Chapter 10-11

The End Is Not Yet, But Nears 189

The Book of Daniel, Chapter 12

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Berrigan brings alive the biblical book of Daniel in an astonishing way. We learn of the power of faith when joined to the courage of disobedience."

Howard Zinn


"These are barbed-wire words that protect truth's heart. Who can be a more apt scribe to write such an account than Daniel Berrigan, who has walked in the ancient Daniel's footsteps in lion's den and prison cell?"

Megan McKenna


"The subversive call to Daniel the Prophet and the call to write of Daniel Berrigan both shine forth in this brilliant book."

Richard Rohr


"Once again, Berrigan uncovers the revolutionary mix of rage and wisdom of the biblical prophets. (He) minces no words in calling for resistance to the empire of Pax Americana‚ that now ravages peoples from the South Bronx to Haiti, Cuba to Iraq."

Mark Taylor, Princeton Theological Seminary

Editorial Reviews

"Berrigan brings alive the biblical book of Daniel in an astonishing way. We learn of the power of faith when joined to the courage of disobedience."

Howard Zinn


"These are barbed-wire words that protect truth's heart. Who can be a more apt scribe to write such an account than Daniel Berrigan, who has walked in the ancient Daniel's footsteps in lion's den and prison cell?"

Megan McKenna


"The subversive call to Daniel the Prophet and the call to write of Daniel Berrigan both shine forth in this brilliant book."

Richard Rohr


"Once again, Berrigan uncovers the revolutionary mix of rage and wisdom of the biblical prophets. (He) minces no words in calling for resistance to the empire of Pax Americana‚ that now ravages peoples from the South Bronx to Haiti, Cuba to Iraq."

Mark Taylor, Princeton Theological Seminary

From the Publisher

To read this book is to risk every comfortable excuse one has to postpone resistance and reform.

John Francis Kavanaugh

I recommend this book to all who want to understand the Bible and their own lives in the light of it.

Richard T. McSorley

A modern prophet’s commentary on an ancient prophet’s words, this book tells more truth about our times than many want to hear.…Berrigan’s reflections will be difficult for those whose instincts are compromise and timidity.

John K. Stoner

Who better to read Daniel’s political poetry and stories of resistance than a contemporary Daniel who has recited just such poetry and practiced just such resistance? Less a commentary than a re-narration, this makes Daniel’s Daniel dangerously relevant.

Ched Myers

Once again, Daniel Berrigan uncovers the revolutionary mix of rage and wisdom of the biblical prophets. His meditation on Daniel shows how people of spirit and conscience can “lay siege” to the empires of today.

Mark Lewis Taylor

This is Berrigan at his best. If he had written only one book, I would have wanted it to be this one.

Joan Chittister

The subversive call to Daniel the Prophet and the writing call of Daniel Berrigan both shine forth in this brilliant book.

Richard Rohr

These are barbed-wire words that protect truth’s heart. Who can be a more apt scribe to write such an account than Daniel Berrigan, who has walked in the ancient Daniel’s footsteps in lion’s den and prison cell?

Megan McKenna

Daniel reveals Berrigan as a priest who has been on the front lines as both an antiwar dissenter and writer for so long that he has become the line. He stands all but alone among contemporary writers trying to make connections between the demands of practicing biblical faith and crafting powerful literature.

Colman McCarthy

Berrigan brings alive the biblical Book of Daniel in an astonishing way. We learn of the power of faith when joined to the courage of disobedience. The line between prose and poetry is erased as is the line between the past and the present.

Howard Zinn

The Book of Daniel is here retold in a way that highlights its contemporary significance…Berrigan does a remarkable job of opening up for us a text only rarely studied in the synagogues.

Tikkun Magazine

Berrigan’s encounter with his namesake makes for lively, challenging reading. This is commentary not so much on the biblical book as on the world.

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