The Wisdom of the Desert (Revised)
Thomas Merton
(Author)
Description
The personal tones of the translations, the blend of reverence and humor so characteristic of him, show how deeply Merton identified with the legendary authors of these sayings and parables, the fourth-century Christian Fathers who sought solitude and contemplation in the deserts of the Near East.The hermits of Screte who turned their backs on a corrupt society remarkably like our own had much in common with the Zen masters of China and Japan, and Father Merton made his selection from them with an eye to the kind of impact produced by the Zen mondo.
Product Details
Price
$12.95
$11.91
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publish Date
January 17, 1970
Pages
88
Dimensions
5.24 X 0.27 X 7.98 inches | 0.25 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780811201025
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About the Author
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) is one of the foremost spiritual thinkers of the twentieth century. Though he lived a mostly solitary existence as a Trappist monk, he had a dynamic impact on world affairs through his writing. An outspoken proponent of the antiwar and civil rights movements, he was both hailed as a prophet and castigated for his social criticism. He was also unique among religious leaders in his embrace of Eastern mysticism, positing it as complementary to the Western sacred tradition. Merton is the author of over forty books of poetry, essays, and religious writing, including Mystics and Zen Masters, and The Seven Story Mountain, for which he is best known. His work continues to be widely read to this day.
Reviews
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