Dancing with Thomas Merton in the Borderland
There are many ways to understand Thomas Merton. As an immigrant woman religious from the East who now resides in the West, I read and reflect on Thomas Merton as a moving signifier in my life, an indicating finger to the hole and the Emptiness, the Mystery, who is unknown. In a very unexpected way,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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| In: |
The Merton annual
Year: 2023, Volume: 36, Pages: 87-101 |
| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism CB Christian life; spirituality CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations CD Christianity and Culture KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NCC Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Women immigrants
B Spirituality B Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968 B Social Justice B Borderlands B Religious Life B Border Crossing |
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Volltext (Lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | There are many ways to understand Thomas Merton. As an immigrant woman religious from the East who now resides in the West, I read and reflect on Thomas Merton as a moving signifier in my life, an indicating finger to the hole and the Emptiness, the Mystery, who is unknown. In a very unexpected way, Merton emerged from the horizon of seeking God into my wandering journey, where I crossed borders of culture, geographic division and religion. As a sojourner and ardent seeker, Merton also crossed various borders with an honest and contemplative heart. My engagement with Merton manifests as a set of dances that appreciate yet critique his view on religious life, intimacy, contemplation, social justice and Eastern spirituality in a global world. This reflection emphasizes the process of the journey into the unknown. |
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| ISSN: | 0894-4857 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Merton annual
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