Contemplation in a World of Action (eBook)

Second Edition, Restored and Corrected

Thomas Merton (Autor)

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1998
280 Seiten
University of Notre Dame Press (Verlag)
978-0-268-16238-2 (ISBN)

Infos

The spiritual and psychological insights of these essays were nurtured in a monastic milieu, but their issues are universally human. Thomas Merton lays a foundation for personal growth and transformation through fidelity to "e;our own truth and inner being."e; His main focus is our desire and need to attain "e;a fully human and personal identity."e; This classic is a newly restored and corrected edition and the inaugural volume of Gethsemani Studies in Psychological and Religious Anthropology, a series of books that explores, through the twin perspectives of psychology and religion, the dynamics and depths of being fully human. "e;When I speak of the contemplative life I do not mean the institutional, cloistered life, . . . I am talking about a special dimension of inner discipline and experience, a certain integrity and fullness of personal development . . . . Discovering the contemplative life is a new self-discovery. One might say it is the flowering of a deeper identity on an entirely different plane . . ."e; --Thomas Merton, from the book

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.2.1998
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik
• ISBN-10: 0-268-16238-7 / 0268162387
• ISBN-13: 978-0-268-16238-2 / 9780268162382