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Thomas Merton: The Exquisite Risk of Love
Robert Waldron
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Description for Thomas Merton: The Exquisite Risk of Love
Paperback. First exploration of Merton's troubled relationships with women. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 208. The Chronicle of a Monastic Romance. 160 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGX; HRCX8. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 13. Weight: 208.
While recuperating from an operation on his spine in a hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, Thomas Merton befriended a female nurse charged with his care. They fell in love. On returning to the Abbey of Gethsemani, where Merton had been living as a Trappist monk, their clandestine romance continued. In his journal Learning to Love and a collection of eighteen poems, Merton chronicled his relationship with `M.', the gentle, kind and mysterious young woman who opened a window to his heart after his life long refusal of women. Here, for the first time, Robert Waldron explores Merton's rich and full experience ... Read more
While recuperating from an operation on his spine in a hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, Thomas Merton befriended a female nurse charged with his care. They fell in love. On returning to the Abbey of Gethsemani, where Merton had been living as a Trappist monk, their clandestine romance continued. In his journal Learning to Love and a collection of eighteen poems, Merton chronicled his relationship with `M.', the gentle, kind and mysterious young woman who opened a window to his heart after his life long refusal of women. Here, for the first time, Robert Waldron explores Merton's rich and full experience ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Darton Longman and Todd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780232529241
SKU
V9780232529241
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About Robert Waldron
Robert Waldron has written extensively on the life and work of Thomas Merton. He lectures on Merton, has written for several literary and religious journals, and directs Merton retreats. (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. ... Read more
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