Thomas Merton
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
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The classic collection of essays for those seeking spiritual wisdom from the religious scholar, Trappist monk, and author of The Seven Storey Mountain.
A recapitulation of his earlier work Seeds of Contemplation, this collection of sixteen essays plumbs aspects of human spirituality. Merton addresses those in search of enduring values, fulfillment, and salvation in prose that is, as always, inspiring and compassionate....
A recapitulation of his earlier work Seeds of Contemplation, this collection of sixteen essays plumbs aspects of human spirituality. Merton addresses those in search of enduring values, fulfillment, and salvation in prose that is, as always, inspiring and compassionate....
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English
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Now in paperback, revised and redesigned: This is Thomas Merton's last book, in which he draws on both Eastern and Western traditions to explore the hot topic of contemplation/meditation in depth and to show how we can practice true contemplation in everyday life.
Never before published except as a series of articles (one per chapter) in an academic journal, this book on contemplation was revised by Merton shortly before
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English
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One of the most famous books ever written about a man's search for faith and peace.
The Seven Storey Mountain tells of the growing restlessness of a brilliant and passionate young man, who at the age of twenty-six, takes vows in one of the most demanding Catholic orders—the Trappist monks. At the Abbey of Gethsemani, "the four walls of my new freedom," Thomas Merton struggles to withdraw from the world, but only after...
The Seven Storey Mountain tells of the growing restlessness of a brilliant and passionate young man, who at the age of twenty-six, takes vows in one of the most demanding Catholic orders—the Trappist monks. At the Abbey of Gethsemani, "the four walls of my new freedom," Thomas Merton struggles to withdraw from the world, but only after...
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Journals of Thomas Merton volume 7
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Author
Series
Journals of Thomas Merton volume 6
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Author
Series
Journals of Thomas Merton volume 2
Publisher
Harper SanFrancisco
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Author
Series
Journals of Thomas Merton volume 5
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Author
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Journals of Thomas Merton volume 4
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Author
Series
Journals of Thomas Merton volume 3
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
12) The silent life
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Series
Noonday volume N511
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date
([1980])
Language
English
16) The City of God
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Series
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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One of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian philosophy, The City of God provides an insightful interpretation of the development of modern Western society and the origin of most Western thought. Contrasting earthly and heavenly cities—representing the omnipresent struggle between good and evil—Augustine explores human history in its relation to all eternity. In Thomas Merton's words, "The City of God is the autobiography of...
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