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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Auteur principal: Grayston, Donald (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: AMS Press [2016]
Dans: The Merton annual
Année: 2016, Volume: 29, Pages: 159-179
RelBib Classification:CG Christianisme et politique
CH Christianisme et société
KAJ Époque contemporaine
KBQ Amérique du Nord
KDB Église catholique romaine
NCD Éthique et politique
Sujets non-standardisés:B Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
B Technology
B Nuclear Weapons
B CELTIC cults
B NUCLEAR engineering
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Résumé: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
Contient:Enthalten in: The Merton annual