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Thomas Merton: An Introduction

William H. Shannon

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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…”
From the Introduction

Language: English

Pages: 199

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: September 01, 2005

Thomas Merton: An Introduction

William H. Shannon

0/5 ( ratings)

“’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…”
From the Introduction

Language: English

Pages: 199

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: September 01, 2005

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