Were you ever approached in, say, Pisa, in the late 1970s by a neatly dressed German girl offering you a magazine and asking you for money for her Church?
She could well have been Dagmar, the author of these fascinating tales of a young lady swept up in the enthusiasm of a new life with the Unification Church, as she followed the father, Rev. Sun Myung Moon, on his special path to world peace and unity through Christian worship.
What makes young people devote their lives to such a cause – or a new religion? Living austere and disciplined lives, fundraising all over Europe, fasting and praying and finally, getting married – all this because ‘Father knows best!’
Well, it was the international atmosphere, the strong bonds of friendship, and the desire to change the world, says the author, and, quoting a kindly Catholic priest in Nurtingen, ‘You are wrapped up in the fire of first love’.
Has the love survived? Read Dagmar Corales’ stories of selflessness, optimism and spiritual grace, and decide for yourself.
