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A assionate ortrait of the faith and life of Gandhi, written by one of his closest friends, an Anglican riest. Now with an allnew foreword by Dr. Arun Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhis grandson, this thoughtful biograhy offers intriguing insights into Gandhis early life, religious ractice, and his efforts to further eace and justice in the world. Written by Charles Andrews a longtime friend of Gandhis Mahatma Gandhi: His Life & Ideas examines from a contemorary activists oint of view the religious and olitical environments that influenced the birth of the eaceful resistance movement, the rimary tool that Gandhi and the eole of his homeland used to gain India its freedom from British rule. Including excerts from Gandhis ersonal corresondence and rofessional writings, Mahatma Gandhi: His Life & Ideas rovides an ideal introduction to the life and lifes work of one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. Dr. Arun Gandhi is Mahatma Gandhis grandson and cofounder of the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence in Memhis, Tennessee. He is the author of several books, including Legacy of Love: My Education in the ath of Nonviolence.