The ‘Bible’ of Thomas Merton: A Biblical Reading of American Identity in Selected Writings of Thomas Merton, and Specifically Opening the Bible (1970)
Opening the Bible (1970) is Thomas Merton’s major critical account of the Bible and biblical theology. Writing the book made him anxious; and the first version of the book for Time-Life Books in 1966 was never published. Yet he also knew he had to complete the book. For Merton, the Bible’s message i...
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Language: | English |
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Brill
2014
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Horizons in biblical theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 185-198 |
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Thomas Merton
American culture
biblical theology
William Faulkner
faith
redemption
social transformation
mass media
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