The Abbey of Gethsemani: Place of Peace and Paradox (150 Years in the Life of America's Oldest Trappist Monastery)

by Dianne Aprile

Hardcover, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

BX2525 .T733 TALL

Tags

Monastic and religious life

Genres

Publication

Trout Lily Pr (1998), 248 pages

Description

Richly illustrated with photographs, illustrations, and reproductions of documents, this detailed account of the founding and growth of America's "proto-abbey" is rooted in the historical context of the Cistercians and the monastic tradition. The work of Father Louis, Thomas Merton, is skillfully woven into the story of the abbey.

Subjects

Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani (Trappist, Ky.)
Trappist (Ky.) Church history

LCC

BX2525 .T733 TALL

Physical description

248 p.; 9.57 inches

ISBN

0964280213 / 9780964280212

Barcode

31342000068782

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