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In the Valley of Wormwood : Cistercian Blessed and Saints of the Golden Age /

Shortly after entering the monastic life in December 1941, a relatively unknown Trappist monk called Frater Louis--who would later be known to the world by his given name, Thomas Merton--began to pen biographical sketches of early Cistercian blessed and saints. These were initially collected, printe...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
Autres auteurs: Hart, Patrick
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2013]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Résumé:Shortly after entering the monastic life in December 1941, a relatively unknown Trappist monk called Frater Louis--who would later be known to the world by his given name, Thomas Merton--began to pen biographical sketches of early Cistercian blessed and saints. These were initially collected, printed, and bound inexpensively, with no mention of the author, by the Abbey of Gethsemani. They are now published here for a wide audience for the first time. This work of the very young Merton perhaps takes on added significance when one considers the writing that lay just ahead of him at the time. In 1948, his autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, was published and soon became an unexpected national bestseller. This long awaited publication of In the Valley of Wormwood offers a window into Merton's thinking and his spiritual life just a few years before his phenomenal autobiography would see the light of day. (back cover).
Description matérielle:1 online resource (468 pages).
ISBN:9780879077587