Dialogues with Silence: Prayers & Drawings - Softcover

Merton, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060656034 ISBN 13: 9780060656034

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco, 2004

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2004 Pages: 208 in Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers An intensely personal devotional book from Thomas Merton the ultimate spiritual Statistics writer of our time. Showing his of the contemplative and religious side through his prayers and an intensive with rarely for-seen drawings of The only Merton gift book available. Dialogues with Silence contains a selection of prayers from throughout Merton's life - from his journals. letters. poetry. books - accompanied by all 100 of Merton's rarely seen. delightful Zen-like pen-and-ink drawings. and will attract new readers as well as Merton devotees. There is no other Merton devotional like this. and the paperback edition will be elegantly designed and packaged.

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Review:

"Helps the reader enter Merton's spiritual vision and participate personally in the monk's encounters with Silence."--America Magazine

"[These drawings and prayers] reflect a devotional life stripped of pretense, open to God's surprises."--Christian Century

"This is Thomas Merton at his most profound: a book to linger over and savor."--Lawrence S. Cunningham, editor of Thomas Merton: Spiritual Master

"Casts new and thought provoking light on [Merton's] finely written prayers...highly recommended."--Library Journal

"Whether you're a long-time Merton fan or need an introduction, Dialogues with Silence is a great unveiling."--BookPage

"This is a charming and welcome addition to the Merton corpus, giving us a glimpse of Merton the artist."--Rosemary Radford Ruether, author of GAIA & GOD

..".a glimpse of [Merton's] journey never before seen. Merton fans will certainly welcome this new addition."--Publishers Weekly (shaded review)

About the Author:

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) is widely regarded as one of the most influential spiritual writers of modern times. He was a Trappist monk, writer, and peace and civil rights activist. His bestselling books include The Seven-Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Mystics and Zen Masters.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060656034
• ISBN 13: 9780060656034
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208