Thomas Merton: Mystic Teacher for Our Age
In this article, the author focuses on spiritual directions given by American writer Thomas Merton in his writings. Topics discussed include risk of angelism when one forget his identity as a human and try to act as angelic; concept of death that everybody has to die alone no matters how many people...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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AMS Press
[2015]
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The Merton annual
Year: 2015, Volume: 28, Pages: 181-195 |
RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church |
Further subjects: | B
Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
B Spirituality in literature B Death B Angels B SUZUKI, Daisetsu Teitaro, 1870-1966 |
Summary: | In this article, the author focuses on spiritual directions given by American writer Thomas Merton in his writings. Topics discussed include risk of angelism when one forget his identity as a human and try to act as angelic; concept of death that everybody has to die alone no matters how many people are with a person; and meeting of Merton with Japanese author D. T. Suzuki in 1964 at Columbia University. |
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ISSN: | 0894-4857 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The Merton annual
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