|
|
Article: THOMAS MERTON AND THE MONASTIC VISION.(Review)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Theological Studies
- Article date:
- September 1, 2000
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2000 Theological Studies, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
THOMAS MERTON AND THE MONASTIC VISION. By Lawrence S. Cunningham. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999. Pp. xii + 228. $16.00.
In this well written study, Cunningham begins with a recap of Thomas Merton's famous autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain (1948). He manages to hold the attention of the proficient Merton scholar, as well as those who have read only one or two of Merton's published works. Once readers are on the same page, as it were, C. successfully examines significant aspects of Thomas Merton's spiritual development beyond the 1940s. He fittingly places this maturation in context. When addressing Merton's study of John of the Cross for The Ascent to Truth ...