The Ascent to Truth
by Thomas Merton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/very good
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1951. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. tips worn, top corners bumped; jacket spine darkened, top spine chipped. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O. (19151968) was an American Catholic writer and mystic. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, he was a poet, social activist, and student of comparative religion. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!
Synopsis
Merton defines Christian mysticism, especially as expressed by the Spanish Carmelite St. John of the Cross, and he offers the contemplative experience as an answer to the irreligion and barbarism of our times. “For those...curious about mysticism...this is an excellent book” (Catholic World).
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Shed (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010029
- Title
- The Ascent to Truth
- Author
- Thomas Merton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy, Religion & Belief;
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