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The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals
The Intimate Merton His Life from His Journals
Author: Thomas Merton, Patrick Hart, Jonathan Montaldo
In this diary-like memoir, composed of his most poignant and insightful journal entries, The Intimate Merton lays bare the steep ways of Thomas Merton's spiritual path. Culled from the seven volumes of his personal journals, this twenty nine year chronicle deepens and extends the story Thomas Merton recounted and made famous in The Sev...  more » This book is the spiritual autobiography of our century's most celebrated monk -- the wisdom gained from the personal experience of an enduring spiritual teacher. Here is Merton's account of his life's major challenges, his confrontations with monastic and church hierarchies, his interaction with religious traditions east and west, and his antiwar and civil-rights activities. In The Intimate Merton we engage a writer's art of "confession and witness" as he searches for a contemporary, authentic, and global spirituality.Recounting Merton's earliest days in the monastery to his journey east to meet the Dalai Lama, The Intimate Merton captures the essence of what makes Thomas Merton's life journey so perennially relevant.
ISBN-13: 9780062516299
ISBN-10: 0062516299
Publication Date: 3/1/2001
Pages: 400
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Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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