Public Intellectual, Democratic Dissenter: Thomas Merton on Nuclear Weapons

The article discusses author Thomas Merton's view on nuclear weapons and technology. Topics discussed include role of the public intellectual in his Reith lectures, historians and critics of Celtic culture, role of technology and nuclear weapons, apostolic value of prayer and penance, and his h...

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Published in:The Merton annual
Main Author: Grayston, Donald (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: AMS Press [2016]
In: The Merton annual
RelBib Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
CH Christianity and Society
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NCD Political ethics
Further subjects:B Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
B Technology
B Nuclear Weapons
B CELTIC cults
B NUCLEAR engineering
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Summary:The article discusses author Thomas Merton's view on nuclear weapons and technology. Topics discussed include role of the public intellectual in his Reith lectures, historians and critics of Celtic culture, role of technology and nuclear weapons, apostolic value of prayer and penance, and his historical-political-social-environmental moment.
ISSN:0894-4857
Contains:Enthalten in: The Merton annual