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The Hidden Ground of Love: The Letters of Thomas Merton on Religious Experience and Social Concerns
The Hidden Ground of Love The Letters of Thomas Merton on Religious Experience and Social Concerns Author:Thomas Merton, William H. Shannon (Editor) The correspondents to whom these letters, dealing with religious experience, are addressed include poets, heads of state, and religious leaders of various faiths. — Thomas Merton was one of the most influential Catholic authors of the 20th century. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, in the American state of Kentucky, Merton w... more »as an acclaimed Catholic spiritual writer, poet, author and social activist. Merton wrote over 60 books, scores of essays and reviews, and is the ongoing subject of many biographies. Merton was also a proponent of inter-religious dialogue, engaging in spiritual dialogues with the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh and D. T. Suzuki.« less