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What I am living for : lessons from the life and writings of Thomas Merton / contributors include: Robert Ellsberg, Gregory K. Hillis, Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M., Kevin Hunt, O.C.S.O. Sensei, James Martin, S.J., Mary Neill, O.P., Kaya Oakes ; edited by Jon M. Sweeney.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594717413
- ISBN: 1594717419
- Physical Description: xvii, 197 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Notre Dame, Indiana : Ave Maria Press, [2018]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Chronology of Merton's life and world events (1915-1968) -- Part I. Lessons from the Life and Teachings of Thomas Merton : -- Becoming who we are / James Martin, S.J. -- Meeting Thomas Merton for the first time / Mary Neill, O.P. -- On spiritual exploration / Robert Ellsberg -- How to be a friend / Gregory K. Hillis -- Our expanded religious and spiritual horizons / Kevin Hunt, O.C.S.O. Sensei -- What it means to be a person of dialogue / Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M. -- How we understand our sexual lives / Kaya Oakes -- Part II. Life Lessons in the Light of Merton : -- On the hundredth anniversry of Thomas Merton's birth / Bishop Robert Barron -- How Thomas Merton and the music of Keith Jarett changed my life / Kevin Burns -- Anatomy of a conversion / Paula Huston -- Conversion in Morningside Heights / Rabbi Phil Miller -- Merton's death as seen from the home grounds / Br. Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O. -- The restless, furious, quietly abiding friend of us all / Pico Iyer -- Thomas Merton and the realization of us / Sylvia Boorstein -- Merton on the spiritual promise of interreligious dialogue / Acharya Judith Simmer- Brown -- The dazzling light within / Ilia Delio, O.S.F. -- False self, true self : finding the real me / Sue Monk Kidd -- Thomas Merton is a dangerous fellow / Timothy McCormick -- Merton's love affair with the unknown / Fr. John Julian, O.J.N. -- Staunch friendship for the love of God / Rabbi David Zaslow. |
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| Subject: | Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968. Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968. |
| Genre: | Nonfiction. |
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | 271.125 ELL (Text) | 000153687 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
Publishers Weekly Review
What I Am Living For : Lessons from the Life and Writings of Thomas Merton
Publishers Weekly
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Timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Trappist monk Thomas Merton's death, this compilation of essays edited by Sweeney (A Course on Christian Mysticism) provides a space for modern Christian writers to reflect on the ways Merton's life and writings have influenced their spiritual thinking. Merton, a Catholic writer, poet, peace activist, and commentator on comparative religions, exhibited a diversity of interests that is reflected in the breadth of contributions here. Jesuit priest and bestselling author James Martin provides a piece on learning one's true vocation and speaks eloquently on his transition from corporate manager to Jesuit novitiate. Novelist Sue Monk Kidd relates a visit to Merton's hermitage near the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky that helped shape her understanding of self. Many of the writers list Merton's 1948 autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain as an influence when deciding to write about their spiritual inner life and discuss topics such as spiritual identity, sexual relationships, interfaith dialogue, and expansive (as opposed to constrictive) theology. A time line of Merton's life and world events that happened during his life (1915-1968) is also helpfully included in Sweeney's well-rounded collection. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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