The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation - Softcover

Merton, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0281056161 ISBN 13: 9780281056163

Publisher: SPCK, 2003

Synopsis

This is the first complete publication of Merton's last book, revised by the author shortly before he died, in which Merton draws on both Eastern and Western traditions to explore the subject of contemplation/meditation in depth, and to show how true contemplation can be practised in everyday life.

About this title

Review:

"Merton speaks to us even now -- and freshly -- with these perceptive insights into the contemplative life."--Paul Wilkes, author of Beyond the Walls: Monastic Wisdom for Everyday Life

About the Author:

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) is regarded as one of the most influential religious writers of modern times. A Trappist monk, and peace and civil rights activist, his bestselling books include New Seeds of Contemplation and his autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, which is also part of the SPCK Classics series.

About this edition

• Publisher: SPCK
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0281056161
• ISBN 13: 9780281056163
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192