The Sign of Jonas
This diary of a monastic life is a continuation of The Seven Storey Mountain . . . Astonishing (Commonweal). Chronicling six years of Thomas Merton's life in a Trappist monastery, The Sign of Jonas takes us through his day-to-day experiences at the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, where he lived in silence and prayer for much of his life. Concluding with the account of Merton's ordination as a priest, this diary documents his growing acceptance of his vocation-and the greater meaning he found within his private world of contemplation. This book is made unmistakably real and almost, at times, unbearably poignant by the fact that the exubera…
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- ISBN: 978-0-547-54496-0
- EAN: 9780547544960
- Produktnummer: 27872509
- Verlag: Mariner Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 384 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 528 KB
Über den Autor
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was born in France and came to live in the United States at the age of twenty-four. He received several awards recognizing his contribution to religious study and contemplation, including the Pax Medal in 1963, and remained a devoted spiritualist and a tireless advocate for social justice until his death in 1968. The Sign of Jonas was originally published in 1953.
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