The Wounded Heart of Thomas Merton by Robert Waldron
Robert Waldron’s brief biography of Thomas Merton examines and exposes a man who lived a deeply spiritual life, yes, but also a deeply conflicted one as well. By the use of Jungian psychoanalysis and archetypes, Waldron reads all of the major Merton works (e.g., Seven Storey Mountain, The Sign of Jonas, The Collected Poems, Zen and the Birds of Appetite) but especially all of the many volumes of Merton’s private diaries, and discovers a man, a soul struggling to live “la vita nuova” in the monastery while being drawn by various sirens out of it. Edgy, chancy, and at times speculative, Waldron penetrates Merton’s sometimes dense poetry and prose to discover or uncover what was wanting in Merton’s soul—his desire for his own hermitage; his longing for the nurse he fell in love with; his desire to perhaps establish an entirely new monastic foundation. Merton emerges less a saint than a sinner who never stopped trying to become a saint by “becoming who he really was.” †
Waldron, Robert: - Robert Waldron taught at America's first school, founded in 1635: Boston Latin School, where he lectured in English Literature. He is the author of ten books -- two works of fiction, and right non-fiction; of the latter four are books devoted to the work and life of Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton. He has also written three books on Henri Nouwen. He is often in demand to conduct Merton or Nouwen retreats and as a lecturer on Thomas Merton. He has received awards for his writing on modern spirituality from the Catholic Press Association; he is also the recipient of four fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780809146840 |
| ISBN 10 | 0809146843 |
| Title | The Wounded Heart of Thomas Merton |
| Author | Robert Waldron |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Paulist Press International,U.S. |
| Year published | 2011-05-02 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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