| Man of Dialogue: Thomas Merton's Catholic Vision Contributor(s): Hillis, Gregory K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814684602 ISBN-13: 9780814684603 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Monasticism - Religion | Christian Living - Spiritual Growth - Religion | Biblical Biography - General |
| Dewey: 248.482 |
| LCCN: 2021025160 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.57" W x 8.54" (0.83 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How Catholic was Thomas Merton? Since his death in 1968, Merton's Catholic identity has been regularly questioned, both by those who doubt the authenticity of his Catholicism given his commitment to ecumenical and interreligious dialogue and by those who admire Merton as a thinker but see him as an aberration who rebelled against his Catholicism to articulate ideas that went against the church. In this book, Gregory K. Hillis illustrates that Merton's thought was intertwined with his identity as a Catholic priest and emerged out of a thorough immersion in the church's liturgical, theological, and spiritual tradition. In addition to providing a substantive introduction to Merton's life and thought, this book illustrates that Merton was fundamentally shaped by his identity as a Roman Catholic. |