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The Seven Storey Mountain»rank: 15352par: Thomas Merton
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln 1941, a brilliant, good-looking young man decided to give up a promising literary career in New York to enter a monastery in Kentucky, from where he proceeded to become one of the most influential writers of this century. Talk about losing your life in order to find it. Thomas Merton's first book, The Seven Storey Mountain, describes his early doubts, his conversion to a Catholic faith of extreme certainty, and his decision to take life vows as a Trappist. Although his conversionary piety sometimes falls into ... |
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A Book of Hours»rank: 32519par: Thomas Merton
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln 1941, a brilliant, good-looking young man decided to give up a promising literary career in New York to enter a monastery in Kentucky, from where he proceeded to become one of the most influential writers of this century. Talk about losing your life in order to find it. Thomas Merton's first book, The Seven Storey Mountain, describes his early doubts, his conversion to a Catholic faith of extreme certainty, and his decision to take life vows as a Trappist. Although his conversionary piety sometimes falls into ... |
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Spiritual Direction and Meditation»rank: 58508par: Thomas Merton
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln 1941, a brilliant, good-looking young man decided to give up a promising literary career in New York to enter a monastery in Kentucky, from where he proceeded to become one of the most influential writers of this century. Talk about losing your life in order to find it. Thomas Merton's first book, The Seven Storey Mountain, describes his early doubts, his conversion to a Catholic faith of extreme certainty, and his decision to take life vows as a Trappist. Although his conversionary piety sometimes falls into ... |
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New Seeds Of Contemplation»rank: 67075par: Thomas Merton
Chroniques et points de vue:From :'lt can become almost a magic word,' Thomas Merton says of contemplation; 'or if not magic, then inspirational, which is almost as bad.' With these words, Merton takes us through the reality of contemplation, which is, the author says, 'life itself, fully awake, fully active, fully aware that it is alive. lt is spiritual wonder.' Above all, contemplation is 'awareness of the reality' of the Source, 'with a certitude that goes beyond reason and beyond simple faith.' As these definitions should suggest, in this 20th-century classic on ... |
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The City of God»rank: 62348par: St. Augustine, Marcus Dods
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Augustine's City of God, a monumental work of religious lore, philosophy, and history, was written as a kind of literary tombstone for Roman culture. After the sack of Rome, Augustine wrote this book to anatomize the corruption of Romans' pursuit of earthly pleasures: 'grasping for praise, open-handed with their money; honest in the pursuit of wealth, they wanted to hoard glory.' Augustine contrasts his condemnation of Rome with an exaltation of Christian culture. The glory that Rome failed to attain will only be realized by citizens of ... |
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Thoughts in Solitude»rank: 72424par: Thomas Merton
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The renowned Trappist monk Thomas Merton wrote Thoughts in Solitude in 1953 and 1954, when his superiors allowed him extended periods of seclusion and meditation. This elegant gift book, with clean, spare type and graphics, does justice to a 20th-classic (this is its 25th printing). What has made this book such an enduring and popular work is that it recognizes how important solitude is to our morality, integrity, and ability to love. 0ne does not have to be a monk to find solitude, notes Merton; solitude can ... |
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No Man Is an Island»rank: 69656par: Thomas Merton
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The renowned Trappist monk Thomas Merton wrote Thoughts in Solitude in 1953 and 1954, when his superiors allowed him extended periods of seclusion and meditation. This elegant gift book, with clean, spare type and graphics, does justice to a 20th-classic (this is its 25th printing). What has made this book such an enduring and popular work is that it recognizes how important solitude is to our morality, integrity, and ability to love. 0ne does not have to be a monk to find solitude, notes Merton; solitude can ... |
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When the Trees Say Nothing: Writings on Nature»rank: 77641par: Thomas Merton
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The renowned Trappist monk Thomas Merton wrote Thoughts in Solitude in 1953 and 1954, when his superiors allowed him extended periods of seclusion and meditation. This elegant gift book, with clean, spare type and graphics, does justice to a 20th-classic (this is its 25th printing). What has made this book such an enduring and popular work is that it recognizes how important solitude is to our morality, integrity, and ability to love. 0ne does not have to be a monk to find solitude, notes Merton; solitude can ... |
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Praying the Psalms»rank: 65850par: Thomas Merton
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The renowned Trappist monk Thomas Merton wrote Thoughts in Solitude in 1953 and 1954, when his superiors allowed him extended periods of seclusion and meditation. This elegant gift book, with clean, spare type and graphics, does justice to a 20th-classic (this is its 25th printing). What has made this book such an enduring and popular work is that it recognizes how important solitude is to our morality, integrity, and ability to love. 0ne does not have to be a monk to find solitude, notes Merton; solitude can ... |
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The City of God»rank: 84836par: St. Augustine
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Augustine's City of God, a monumental work of religious lore, philosophy, and history, was written as a kind of literary tombstone for Roman culture. After the sack of Rome, Augustine wrote this book to anatomize the corruption of Romans' pursuit of earthly pleasures: 'grasping for praise, open-handed with their money; honest in the pursuit of wealth, they wanted to hoard glory.' Augustine contrasts his condemnation of Rome with an exaltation of Christian culture. The glory that Rome failed to attain will only be realized by citizens of ... |