Description
In this diary-like memoir, composed of his most poignant and insightful journal entries, The Intimate Merton lays bare the steep ways of Thomas Mertons 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 Seven Storey Mountain. This book is the spiritual autobiography of our centurys most celebrated monk the wisdom gained from the personal experience of an enduring spiritual teacher. Here is Mertons account of his lifes 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 writers art of confession and witness as he searches for a contemporary, authentic, and global spirituality.
Recounting Mertons earliest days in the monastery to his journey east to meet the Dalai Lama, The Intimate Merton captures the essence of what makes Thomas Mertons life journey so perennially relevant.
Author: Thomas Merton
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 02/20/2001
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.16w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780062516299
Language: English
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