Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander - Softcover

Merton, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0860122425 ISBN 13: 9780860122425

Publisher: Burns & Oates Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

In this series of notes, opinions, experiences and reflections - based on notebooks Father Merton kept since 1956 - the Trappist monk examines some of the most urgent moral issues of his day. He brings the reader face to face with such provocative and controversial issues as modern politics, contemporary life and values, communism, the "death of God" and racial strife. There is enough food for thought to arouse the consciences of all who are in a position to do something about them. In addition to these reflections, Father Merton comments on the contemporary thought of such diverse authors as Albert Camus, Mahatma Gandhi, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Teilhard de Chardin and Roland Barth. Finally, humorous anecdotes of life in the monastery are also included.

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About the Author

THOMAS MERTON (1915-1968), Trappist monk, author, and peace activist, came to international prominence at a young age with his classic autobiography, The Seven Story Mountain. Over the rest of his life he wrote prolifically on a vast range of topics, including prayer, interior growth, social responsibility, violence, and war. Toward the end of his life he played a significant role in introducing Eastern religions to the West. He is today regarded as a spiritual master, a brilliant religious writer, and a man who embodied the quest for God and human solidarity in the modern world.

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In this series of notes, opinions, and reflections kept since 1956, Thomas Merton examines some of the most urgent moral issues of the modern era.

Edition details

• Publisher: Burns & Oates Ltd
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0860122425
• ISBN 13: 9780860122425
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368