Silent Lamp: The Thomas Merton Story - Softcover

Shannon, William H.

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9780824512811: Silent Lamp: The Thomas Merton Story

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ISBN 10: 0824512812 ISBN 13: 9780824512811

Publisher: PublishDrive, 1994

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Each period of Merton's life is presented in two ways. First, a section of chronology sets out the seven major events in that life in parallel with significant events in the contemporary political and literary world. The follows the biographical chapters that constritute the substance of the book.

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William H. Shannon shares his intimate knowledge and unique insights in this new and exciting biography of the monk whose own autobiography became a bestseller much to his chagrin. Silent Lamp is the name given to Merton two years before he died by the Chinese philosopher John Wu--and a perfect metaphor for the healing light that still spreads from his life and work to people everywhere. Silent Lamp is a reflective biography: it illuminates Merton's inner life and thoroughly chronicles his outer journey, telling the story in terms of the significant events and experiences that shaped his spiritual path. It sheds new light on the principal themes that Merton developed as a writer and teacher, from the renewal of monastic life to the poetry of Latin America, from the demands of interracial justice to the teachings of the Sufi masters. As the author puts it, "This book attempts to look at the inner journey which alone gives meaning to the exterior one. I want to put the picture in the frame". More than any other book on Thomas Merton, Silent Lamp achieves that goal.

About the Author:

William H. Shannon, an internationally known Merton scholar and priest of the diocese of Rochester, New York, was the general editor to more than 4,000 Merton letters. Msgr. Shannon was alsoa religious studies professor and first president of the International Thomas Merton Society.

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