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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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AMS Press
[2016]
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The Merton annual
Year: 2016, Volume: 29, Pages: 159-179 |
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 |
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. |
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ISSN: | 0894-4857 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The Merton annual
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