A Focus on Truth: Thomas Merton's Uncensored Mind

by Patrick Collins and Patrick W. Collins PhD

Book Overview

The published writings of the Trappist monk Thomas Merton were always censored from two sources during his lifetime. First, by Merton himself, as he certainly didn't write everything down or share all of what he included in his drafts. He selected carefully what he considered appropriate for publication. Second, Thomas Merton was extensively censored by his religious superiors. They regularly judged that things Merton chose to write should not...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814688497
• ISBN13: 9780814688496
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"