Simply Merton
Subtitle: wisdom from his journals
By: Linus Mundy
Publisher: Franciscan Media
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Cincinnati, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9781616367633
Subjects: Quotations
Description: "In his search for God, Thomas Merton wrote on timeless themes and questions we still wrestle with today. Simplicity, nonviolence, honesty, mystery, and even death and eternity--these topics and more permeated Merton's writings. This book distills the wisdom of Merton's dozens of books and voluminous journals into the enduring themes most relevant to readers today."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1; title: Simplicity -- 1 -- Chapter 2; title: Becoming One's True Self -- 11 -- Chapter 3; title: Conversion -- 21 -- Chapter 4; title: Single-Heartedness -- 31 -- Chapter 5; title: Prayer and Contemplation -- 41 -- Chapter 6; title: Nonviolence -- 51 -- Chapter 7; title: Humility and Being Human -- 59 -- Chapter 8; title: Pleasing God -- 65 -- Chapter 9; title: Silence and Solitude -- 73 -- Chapter 10; title: Work -- 83 -- Chapter 11; title: Now -- 89 -- Chapter 12; title: Unity and Community -- 95 -- Chapter 13; title: Honesty -- 101 -- Chapter 14; title: Mystery -- 109 -- Chapter 15; title: Death and Eternity-- 115.