Trappists, Working - Trappists, Praying: The Earliest Monastic Poetry of Thomas Merton
The article discusses author Thomas Merton's monastic poetry. Topics discussed include contemporary documentation of crucial period of transition in his life, dialectic of fear and love that was evident in his poems, sacramental sign and instrument of the restorative, and temptation to discoura...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2016]
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The Merton annual
Year: 2016, Volume: 29, Pages: 99-124 |
| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CD Christianity and Culture KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Fear
B POETRY (Literary form) B Sacramentals B Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968 B Love |
| Summary: | The article discusses author Thomas Merton's monastic poetry. Topics discussed include contemporary documentation of crucial period of transition in his life, dialectic of fear and love that was evident in his poems, sacramental sign and instrument of the restorative, and temptation to discouragement or despair. |
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| ISSN: | 0894-4857 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Merton annual
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