Disputed Questions

by Thomas Merton

Paperback, 1985

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[SJSC Library Section: Thomas Merton], Knowledge of the Faith, Saints Biographies and Memoirs

Collection

St John Student Center Library

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Available

Description

These essays explore the coming together of the active and the contemplative life and the relationship of individuals to society. Merton’s writing is both lively and profound as he leads the reader through the hard questions of modern existence. “Merton was...one of the most prophetic Catholic writers of our time” (New Republic). Preface by Father M. Louis.

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Essays covers the roots of the Carmelite order, current (1960) political issues, "The Pasternak Affair," "Philosophy of Solitude."

ISBN

9780156261050

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