Markings

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Markings is a posthumously published collection of spiritual reflections, diary entries, and meditations by Dag Hammarskjöld, often regarded as a classic of modern Christian mysticism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian mysticism work
book
spiritual reflections collection
author Dag Hammarskjöld
authorLifespanContext written during Dag Hammarskjöld's tenure as UN Secretary-General
containsForm diary entries
Meditations
surface form: meditations

poems
spiritual reflections
countryOfOrigin Sweden
describedAs classic of modern Christian mysticism
firstPublishedInLanguage Swedish
genre Christian mysticism
diary
spiritual autobiography
hasReception regarded as a spiritual classic
widely read in ecumenical Christian circles
hasTheme inner spiritual journey
relationship between faith and public service
responsibility and sacrifice
search for God
hasTranslation English
influenced 20th-century religious thought
contemporary Christian spirituality
language Swedish
notableFor modern Christian mysticism
originalPublicationYear 1963
originalTitle Vägmärken
publicationStatus posthumous
publicationYear 1963
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
Faber and Faber
structure chronological diary-like entries
subject Christian faith
ethics
mysticism
prayer
self-surrender
solitude
suffering
vocation
tone introspective
meditative
translator Leif Sjöberg
W. H. Auden
writtenByOccupationOfAuthor Secretary-General of the United Nations
surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

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