Thomas Merton: Mystic Teacher for Our Age

In this article, the author focuses on spiritual directions given by American writer Thomas Merton in his writings. Topics discussed include risk of angelism when one forget his identity as a human and try to act as angelic; concept of death that everybody has to die alone no matters how many people...

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Auteur principal: Finley, James S. 1981- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: [2015]
Dans: The Merton annual
Année: 2015, Volume: 28, Pages: 181-195
Classifications IxTheo:CB Spiritualité chrétienne
KAJ Époque contemporaine
KDB Église catholique romaine
Sujets non-standardisés:B Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
B Spirituality in literature
B Death
B Angels
B SUZUKI, Daisetsu Teitaro, 1870-1966
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Résumé:In this article, the author focuses on spiritual directions given by American writer Thomas Merton in his writings. Topics discussed include risk of angelism when one forget his identity as a human and try to act as angelic; concept of death that everybody has to die alone no matters how many people are with a person; and meeting of Merton with Japanese author D. T. Suzuki in 1964 at Columbia University.
ISSN:0894-4857
Contient:Enthalten in: The Merton annual