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Contemplation in a World of Action

By Thomas Merton

Contemplation in a World of Action Psychology

Contemplation in a World of Action

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The spiritual and psychological insights of these essays were nurtured in a monastic milieu, but their issues are universally human. Thomas Merton lays a foundation for personal growth and transformation through fidelity to "our own truth and inner being." His main focus is our desire and need to attain "a fully human and personal identity." This classic is a newly restored and corrected edition and the inaugural volume of Gethsemani Studies in Psychological and Religious Anthropology, a series of books that explores, through the twin perspectives of psychology and religion, the dynamics and depths of being fully human. "When I speak of the contemplative life I do not mean the institutional, cloistered life, . . . I am talking about a special dimension of inner discipline and experience, a certain integrity and fullness of personal development . . . . Discovering the contemplative life is a new self-discovery. One might say it is the flowering of a deeper identity on an entirely different plane . . ." --Thomas Merton, from the book
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
2
Number of Pages:
282
Release Date:
1999-03-01
Publication Date:
1998-02-15
Publisher:
University of Notre Dame Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0268008345026253925X
ISBN13:
9780268008345
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
462 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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