Table of Contents

Foreword   Timothy Radcliffe, O.P.     vii
Preface     xi
Map of Algeria     xvi
From Happy Childhood to Youth as a Pied-Noir     1
From University to Novitiate: A Time of Transition     17
Le Saulchoir: Years to Grow and Prepare for the Future, 1959-67     38
Toward the Joyous Encounter with the Other     62
The Time of Responsibilities     78
Bishop in Oran: Happy Beginnings, 1981-87     99
A Preaching Friar before All Else     119
Muslim-Christian Dialogue: An Original Approach     137
Christians in the "House of Islam": From Theological Debate to Witness     154
An Algerian Bishop in the Midst of Social and Political Debate, 1988-94     170
A Church on the Fault Lines, 1994-95     190
"The Combat of Life": A Spiritual Portrait     209
Witnessing the Greatest Love     225
Epilogue: "I leave you upon this open horizon"     250
A Tribute from a Muslim Friend: In the Footsteps of Saint Augustine   Redouane Rahal     254
Humanity in the Plural: A Reflection   Pierre Claverie, O.P.     258
Notes     263
Index     283