LIFE AND HOLINESS
by MERTON,Thomas
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/good
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Traces the basic principles of the spiritual life, emphasizing grace and interiority, not will power, and on the spirit. [ Dell'Isola A40a].
Synopsis
Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Trappist monk, author, and peacea 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 regarded today 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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- Bookseller
- Thomas J. Joyce And Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2020045
- Title
- LIFE AND HOLINESS
- Author
- MERTON,Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Herder and Herder
- Place of Publication
- ( New York )
- Date Published
- ( 1963 )
- Keywords
- spirituality holiness
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