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Silent Life - by Thomas Merton (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Silent Life - by Thomas Merton (Paperback)

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  • Thomas Merton wrote The Silent Life a decade after he took orders.
  • About the Author: Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, is perhaps the foremost spiritual thinker of the twentiethcentury.
  • 192 Pages
  • Religion + Beliefs, Christianity

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Thomas Merton wrote The Silent Life a decade after he took orders. In his Prologue, Merton describes the book as "a meditation on the monastic life by one who, without any merit of his own, is privileged to know that life on the inside . . . who seeks only to speak as the mouthpiece of a tradition centuries old." It is a remarkable work-one that combines a lucid and informative description of the nature and forms of monasticism, communal and solitary, with a passionate defense of the contemplative's quest for God. The intense beauty of Merton's meditation, radiating from beneath its surface calm, makes The Silent Life a classic of its kind.



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Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, is perhaps the foremost spiritual thinker of the twentiethcentury. His diaries, social commentary, and spiritual writings continue to be widely read after his untimely death in 1968.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Religion + Beliefs
Sub-Genre: Christianity
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Theme: History
Format: Paperback
Author: Thomas Merton
Language: English
Street Date: November 29, 1999
TCIN: 90807651
UPC: 9780374512811
Item Number (DPCI): 247-40-5722
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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