Thomas Merton's Poetry on the Early Cistercians

The article reports that Thomas Merton interest in and engagement with the life and work of the early Cistercian Fathers is evident from his initial Holy Week 1941 visit to the Abbey of Gethsemani, when he read and commented in his journal on the De Diligendo Deo of St. Bernard of Clairvaux,' t...

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Main Author: O'Connell, Patrick F. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2021
In: Cistercian studies quarterly
Year: 2021, Volume: 56, Issue: 4, Pages: 427-458
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
Further subjects:B CISTERCIAN art & symbolism
B Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
B ABBEY of Our Lady of Gethsemani (Trappist, Ky.)
B Holy Week
B KENTUCKY
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Summary:The article reports that Thomas Merton interest in and engagement with the life and work of the early Cistercian Fathers is evident from his initial Holy Week 1941 visit to the Abbey of Gethsemani, when he read and commented in his journal on the De Diligendo Deo of St. Bernard of Clairvaux,' to the appearance of his earliest prose work, The Spirit of Simplicity and his history of the Order, The Waters of Siloe.
ISSN:1062-6549
Contains:Enthalten in: Cistercian studies quarterly