Thomas Merton
Subtitle: faithful visionary
By: Michael W. Higgins
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Collegeville, Minnesota
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9780814637067
Description: Thomas Merton was a consummate postmodern holy one: flawed, anti-institutional, a voice for the voiceless. But he was also a classical traditionalist: centered, obedient, in search of stability. He was a religious thinker of remarkable insight, a social commentator of courage and conviction, and a writer of startling virtuosity. Michael W. Higgins recounts the life of this insatiable wanderer. He explores the various layers of influence and evolution in Merton's thought and spirituality. This book tells the remarkable story of a life that remains to be understood from its beginnings and long after its premature ending. (back cover).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-116) and index.
Table of contents: title: From Prades to Cambridge; title: The army or the Trappists?; title: Fixed but restless; title: Abbot problems; title: The making of a moral prophet; title: Seized love; title: Summoned by the East.