Thomas Merton: a life in letters
Subtitle: the essential collection
By: selected and edited by William H. Shannon and Christine M. Bochen.
Contributors: Shannon, William H.; Bochen, Christine M.
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9780061348327
Subjects: Merton, Thomas, -- 1915-1968. -- Correspondence; Trappists -- United States -- Correspondence
Genres: Correspondence.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: A life in letters: in his own words; title: Becoming and being a monk: reflections on the monastic life; title: Living the writer's life: from manuscript to publication; title: Speaking the truth: writing to fellow writers; title: Seeking God in the ordinariness of life: Merton's contemplative spirituality; title: Reading "the signs of the times": Merton's critique of culture; title: Networking for peace: the struggle against war and other forms of violence and oppression; title: Keeping faith in times of change: Merton's reflections on the Catholic Church; title: Seeking unity beyond difference: engaging in interreligious dialogue.