Thomas Merton: An Introduction
by William H. Shannon;
2020-12-29 19:30:49
Thomas Merton: An Introduction
by William H. Shannon;
2020-12-29 19:30:49
?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 hi...
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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 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?.?
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