Merton as Zen Clown
“Modern investigators of miraculous history have solemnly admitted that a characteristic of the great saints is their power of ‘levitation.’ They might go further; a characteristic of the great saints is their power of levity. Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly.” —G. K. Chestert...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1989
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Theology today
Year: 1989, Volume: 46, Issue: 3, Pages: 256-268 |
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Summary: | “Modern investigators of miraculous history have solemnly admitted that a characteristic of the great saints is their power of ‘levitation.’ They might go further; a characteristic of the great saints is their power of levity. Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly.” —G. K. Chesterton1 |
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ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057368904600302 |