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New Directions Paparback #295: Wisdom of the Desert

by Thomas Merton

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Publisher Comments:

The personal tones of the translations, the blend of reverence and humor so characteristic of him, show how deeply Merton identified with the legendary authors of these sayings and parables, the fourth-century Christian Fathers who sought solitude and contemplation in the deserts of the Near East.

The hermits of Screte who turned their backs on a corrupt society remarkably like our own had much in common with the Zen masters of China and Japan, and Father Merton made his selection from them with an eye to the kind of impact produced by the Zen mondo.

Synopsis:

The Wisdom of the Desert was one of Thomas Merton's favorites among his own books--surely because he had hoped to spend his last years as a hermit.

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About the Author

Thomas Merton(1915-1968) was a Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky. Poet, social activist, and student of comparative religion, Merton wrote numerous books on spirituality, including his monumental autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780811201025

Author:

Merton, Thomas

Publisher:

New Directions Publishing Corporation

Location:

New York :

Subject:

General

Subject:

Inspirational - Catholic

Subject:

Spiritual life

Subject:

Christianity

Subject:

Church Institutions & Organizations

Subject:

Religion

Subject:

Theology and philosophy

Subject:

Christian literature, early

Subject:

Christian literature, early (collections)

Subject:

Institutions & Organizations

Subject:

Christian Life - Inspirational - Catholic

Subject:

Monastic and religious life

Subject:

Spiritual life -- Christianity.

Subject:

Christian Literature

Subject:

Christianity - General

Copyright:

1961

Series:

New Directions Paparback

Series Volume:

3

Publication Date:

January 1970

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English.

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

ix, 81 p.

Dimensions:

8 x 5.2 x 0.3 in 0.24 lb

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Product details ix, 81 p. pages New Directions Publishing Corporation - 2000-10-21 English 9780811201025 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Norton, The Wisdom of the Desert was one of Thomas Merton's favorites among his own books--surely because he had hoped to spend his last years as a hermit.