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Contemplative Prayer
Thomas Merton
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Description for Contemplative Prayer
Paperback. New edition of Merton's classic introduction to an ancient form of prayer. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 122 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144. 144 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRCR. Dimension: 186 x 122 x 12. Weight: 148.
Thomas Merton’s classic study of monastic prayer and contemplation brings a tradition of spirituality alive for the present day. But, as A. M. Allchin points out in his Introduction to this new edition, Contemplative Prayer also shows us the present day in a new perspective, because we see it in the light of a long and living tradition. Merton stresses that in meditation we should not look for a 'method' or 'system' but cultivate an 'attitude' or 'outlook': faith, openness, attention, reverence, expectation, trust, joy. God is found in the desert of surrender, in giving up any expectation of ... Read more
Thomas Merton’s classic study of monastic prayer and contemplation brings a tradition of spirituality alive for the present day. But, as A. M. Allchin points out in his Introduction to this new edition, Contemplative Prayer also shows us the present day in a new perspective, because we see it in the light of a long and living tradition. Merton stresses that in meditation we should not look for a 'method' or 'system' but cultivate an 'attitude' or 'outlook': faith, openness, attention, reverence, expectation, trust, joy. God is found in the desert of surrender, in giving up any expectation of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Darton Longman and Todd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
144g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780232526042
SKU
V9780232526042
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99-4
About Thomas Merton
(1915-1968) was one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. His autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, has sold over one million copies and has been translated into twenty-eight languages. Merton wrote over sixty other books and hundreds of poems and articles on topics ranging from monastic spirituality to civil rights, non-violence, and the nuclear arms race.
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