Entering the Silence, Volume 2: 1941-1952

Name: Entering the Silence, Volume 2: 1941-1952
Price: 16.44 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780060654771

By: Thomas Merton

Product Description

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(PUBHarperCollins)Now in softcover! Merton gave permission to publish his journals 25 years after his death. Volume 2 of a projected seven covers his early years as a Trappist monk---silence, chanting, farm work, community life---and includes the best-selling Seven Storey Mountain.528 pages, softcover.

Product Information

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Title: Entering the Silence, Volume 2: 1941-1952
By: Thomas Merton
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 528
Vendor: HarperOne
Publication Date: 1997

Dimensions: 5 1/4 X 8 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound
ISBN: 0060654775
ISBN-13: 9780060654771
Series: Thomas Merton Journals
Stock No: WW54775

Publisher's Description

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The second volume of Thomas Merton's "gusty, passionate journals" (Thomas Moore) chronicles Merton's advancements to priesthood and emergence as a bestselling author with the surprise success of his autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain. Spanning an eleven-year period, Entering the Silence reflects Merton's struggle to balance his vocation to solitude with the budding literary career that would soon established him as one of the most important spiritual writers of our century.

Author Bio

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Thomas Merton (1915–1968) is widely regarded as one of the most influential spiritual writers of modern times. He was a Trappist monk, writer, and peace and civil rights activist. His bestselling books include The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Mystics and Zen Masters.