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The Wisdom of the Desert by Thomas Merton

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The Wisdom of the Desert was one of Thomas Merton's favorites among his own books—surely because he had hoped to spend his last years as a hermit.

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The Wisdom of the Desert by Thomas Merton

The Wisdom of the Desert was one of Thomas Merton's favorites among his own bookssurely because he had hoped to spend his last years as a hermit.

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"In fact, Thomas Merton does not so much introduce the Fathers of the desert; he stands in their midst, one of them" -- Father Daniel Berrigan
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) entered the Cistercian Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, following his conversion to Catholicism and was ordained in 1949. During the 1960s, he was increasingly drawn into a dialogue between Eastern and Western religions and was actively engaged with domestic issues of war and racism.
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ISBN 13 9780811201025
ISBN 10 0811201023
Title The Wisdom of the Desert
Author Thomas Merton
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher New Directions Publishing Corporation
Year published 1970-02-01
Number of pages 88
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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