Thomas Merton An Introduction |
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| Author:
| Shannon, William H. |
| Foreword by:
| Toth, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-0-86716-710-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2005 |
| Publisher: | Franciscan Media
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.99 |
Book Description:
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"He was something of a legendary figure among the old boys of his generation and he was clearly something of a rebel." That description of Thomas Merton by his English headmaster influenced this captivating introductory look at the monk-writer and his works. Merton scholar William H. Shannon presents Merton's life story "to suggest that this mid-twentieth-century writer can speak meaningfully to women and men now several years into a new century, to develop...some of the themes...
More Description"He was something of a legendary figure among the old boys of his generation and he was clearly something of a rebel." That description of Thomas Merton by his English headmaster influenced this captivating introductory look at the monk-writer and his works. Merton scholar William H. Shannon presents Merton's life story "to suggest that this mid-twentieth-century writer can speak meaningfully to women and men now several years into a new century, to develop...some of the themes that make their way through his writings, and to suggest a possible order for reading his books as one enters into the huge library of Mertoniana...."