Witness to Freedom: The Letters of Thomas Merton in Times of Crisis (Thomas Merton Letters, Vol 5) - Softcover

Merton, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156002744 ISBN 13: 9780156002745

Publisher: Harvest Books, 1995

Synopsis

The letters in this fifth and last volume of Merton's correspondence span four decades, but most were written during the late fities and early sixties, when Merton experienced two serious crises in his life. Selected, edited, and with an Introduction by William H. Shannon; Index.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk in the Cistercian Abbey of Gethsemani near Bardstown, Kentucky. He has been revered throughout the world for the depth and profundity of his thoughts on religion, reflection, and the world's possibilities since his bestselling The Seven Storey Mountain was published in 1948. His other works include The Sign of Jonas, New Seeds of Contemplation, Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, The Way of Chuang Tza, and Mystics and Zen Masters.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvest Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0156002744
• ISBN 13: 9780156002745
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Editor: Shannon William H.