Thomas Merton's Art of Denial: Evolution of a Radical Humanist
Cooper, David D.
Thomas Merton's Art of Denial: Evolution of a Radical Humanist
Cooper, David D.
Publisher: Athens, Georgia: The University of Georgia Press, 1989, Athens, Georgia
Date published: 1989
Format: Hardcover
Cloth. Fine/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Traces Merton's constant inner battle to accommodate his vows of silence and stability as a devout Catholic with his longing for "friendships in literary circles and success in the secular world."
University of Georgia Press hardcover in dust jacket, 1989, first edition-1st printing, maroon cloth and endpapers; unread and carefully stored, No marks/tears; as New/Fine. We will add a custom fitted mylar cover, bubble wrap the book and ship it in a New BOX- Not a plastic bag like the zombie sellers.
Softcover, by David D. Cooper, The University of Georgia Press, ISBN 9780820332161, 2008, 304 pages including index, Fine (previous owner wrote on back end sheet in ink)
Neuware - Trappist monk and best-selling author, Thomas Merton attempted to reconcile these two seemingly incompatible roles in life. Here is a portrait of a man torn between the influence of the twentieth century and the serenity of the religious ideal, a man who used his own personal crises to guide his youthful ideals to a higher purpose.
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