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Thomas Merton: An Introduction

"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... ."

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 199
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780867167108
  • Genres
  • religion, spirituality
  • Release date
  • 2005