A Thomas Merton Reader
- ISBN-10
- 0385032927
- ISBN-13
- 9780385032926
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 516
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1974
- Publisher
- Image
- Author
- Thomas Merton
Description
Essays, meditations, parables, and verse explore Merton's spirituality and present his thoughts on war, peace, love, the Psalms, and Christian life
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