Bread in the Wilderness: 0 (New Directions Classics) - Softcover

Merton, T

Softcover

ISBN 10: 081121348X ISBN 13: 9780811213486

Publisher: New Directions, 1997

Synopsis

The Psalms, which Thomas Merton called "one of the most valid forms of prayer for men of all time, " are the most significant and influential collection of religious poems ever written, summing up the theology of the Old Testament and serving as daily nourishment for the devout.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) entered the Cistercian Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, following his conversion to Catholicism and was ordained Father M. Louis in 1949. During the 1960s, he was increasingly drawn into a dialogue between Eastern and Western religions and domestic issues of war and racism. In 1968, the Dalai Lama praised Merton for having a more profound knowledge of Buddhism than any other Christian he had known. Thomas Merton is the author of the beloved classic The Seven Storey Mountain.

Synopsis:

The world-renowned religious writer explores the meaning of the Psalms in a facsimile edition of the original, attractively designed, large-format volume first published in 1953, featuring a wealth of photographs of a famous medieval crucifix. Reissue.

About this edition

• Publisher: New Directions
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 081121348X
• ISBN 13: 9780811213486
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160