Merton, Thomas - Seeds of Destruction (FSG, 1964)
pdf | 4.98 MB | English | Author :Thomas Merton | B003MC5H1U | 2010 | Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Book Description :

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) is one of the foremost spirituathinkers of the twentieth century. Though he lived a mostly solitary existence as a Trappist monk, he had a dynamiimpact on world affairs through his writing. An outspoken proponent of the antiwaand civirights movements, he was both hailed as a prophet and castigated fohis sociacriticism. He was alsunique among religious leaders in his embrace of Eastern mysticism, positing it as complementary tthe Western sacred tradition. Merton is the authoof oveforty books of poetry, essays, and religious writing, including Mystics and Zen Masters, and The Seven Story Mountain, fowhich he is best known. His worcontinues tbe widely read tthis day.

Category : | Religious Studies - Philosophy, Religious Studies - Church & State, SociaIssues & Christianity