Thomas Merton and the Celts

by Monica Weis

Book Overview

Thomas Merton and the Celts offers a new lens through which to view Merton's life and spirituality. By examining unpublished letters, notebooks, and taped conferences for the Trappist novices--previously unavailable to the general reader--the author breaks new ground in Merton studies, revealing Merton's growing fascination with his Welsh ancestry, Celtic monasticism, and early Irish hermit poetry. Merton, having immersed himself in reading about...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498278442
• ISBN13: 9781498278447
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"