| “Roger Lipsey’s book is a fascinating literary
journey through Dag Hammarskjöld’s personal and professional life. It demonstrates how his spirituality and inner strength were translated into penetrating analyses of world problems and, most importantly, into principled action.” —Jan Eliasson Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations | “A monumental and beautifully written
study of the mind and methods of Dag Hammarskjöld. . . . I am convinced that this will become the most important and widely read study of Hammarskjöld.” —Susan Williams Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, author of Who Killed Hammarskjöld? The UN, the Cold War and White Supremacy in Africa |
| “An admirably judicious and comprehensive—
and long overdue—study of one of the most remarkable figures of the twentieth century, whose presence remains both spiritually and politically significant for an age of violently confused international relations.” —Rowan Williams Master of Magdalene College (Cambridge University), former Archbishop of Canterbury | “A great book about a great man who must
not be forgotten in a time which more than ever needs to see the footprints of Dag Hammarskjöld—the combination of wholehearted engagement in the world and familiarity with the spiritual ‘journey inwards.’” —K. G. Hammar Visiting professor (emeritus) at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University, and former archbishop of the Church of Sweden |
| “An important, brilliantly written book. Its
wide selection of sources gives a masterful, true, and full portrait of Hammarskjöld. Lipsey’s learned and wise comments contribute much to understanding the inner life and outward actions of a unique person.” —Per Lind Swedish Foreign Service and personal aide to Hammarskjöld, 1953–56 | “This sensitive exploration of the mind and
ethics of Dag Hammarskjöld the diplomat, the man of nature, art and belief, is a wonderful, pioneering homage to one of the intellectual leaders of the twentieth century.” —Henning Melber Director emeritus of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and professor at the University of Pretoria |