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Returning to reality : Thomas Merton's wisdom for a technological age /
We are becoming a nation of superficial and distracted consumers of instant messages and images, a state of being which does not aid engagement in religious and other deep commitments that require a sustained level of reflection and contemplation. In his thought-provoking work, Phillip M. Thompson a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Lutterworth Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | We are becoming a nation of superficial and distracted consumers of instant messages and images, a state of being which does not aid engagement in religious and other deep commitments that require a sustained level of reflection and contemplation. In his thought-provoking work, Phillip M. Thompson analyses the shadow elements of technology - nuclear armaments, the bio-engineering of humans, and the distancing of humanity from the natural world - through the fascinating insights of the spiritual writer and monk Thomas Merton (1915-1968). Merton's work offers an important critique and healing re. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 107 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780718841515 0718841514 9781299252875 1299252877 |