Author:
Moses, John.
Imprint:London : Bloomsbury, c2014.
Descriptionxv, 242 p. ; 24 cm.
Note:Thomas Merton : a chronology -- The fascination of the man -- The Trappist monk -- The writer -- The contemplative -- The social critic -- The ecumenist -- A study in divine discontent -- A prophetic voice.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Merton was a Trappist monk, writer, contemplative, social critic,pacifist, jazz lover and (in the context of world faiths) ecumenist whose sudden, premature death in unexplained circumstances prompted a further surge of interest in the man and his work. His extensive writings, many only recently available, provide the basis for a fresh examination of his story, permitting Merton to speak for himself whenever possible, but enabling also an analysis of his abiding fascination and the discontents -- human and divine - that dominated so much of his life. The author inspires us to look again at our preconcieved ideas about thje natural , the prevailing culture, abusues of power, questions of war and peace , contemplation and action, institutions and the freedom of the individual - and the search for God.
