Revisiting The Solitary Life
Thomas Merton's ideas about solitude and eremitic life have been the subject of considerable scholarly focus. Employing findings from several recent studies, this essay revisits the circumstances around the composition and publication of Merton's monograph The Solitary Life (1960) in order...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2020]
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Irish theological quarterly
Year: 2020, Volume: 85, Issue: 1, Pages: 35-44 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Merton, Thomas 1915-1968
/ Religious life
/ Hermit
/ Loneliness
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Solitude
B Christian monasticism B Thomas Merton B hermit |
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| Summary: | Thomas Merton's ideas about solitude and eremitic life have been the subject of considerable scholarly focus. Employing findings from several recent studies, this essay revisits the circumstances around the composition and publication of Merton's monograph The Solitary Life (1960) in order to illumine a critical juncture in the development of his thought. |
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| ISSN: | 1752-4989 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Irish theological quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0021140019889209 |