Seeking Paradise: The Spirit of the Shakers - Hardcover

Merton, Thomas

 
9781570755019: Seeking Paradise: The Spirit of the Shakers
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1570755019 ISBN 13: 9781570755019
Verlag: Orbis Books (USA), 2003

Inhaltsangabe

The essays, talks, and letters collected here - joined by a selection of Merton's own photographs of a Shaker village - present a haunting evocation of a lost tradition. In the Shakers' approach to work as a form of worship, in their practice of community, their simplicity and rejection of violence, and their profound witness to the Kingdom of God he found lessons for all Christians. In their prophetic departure from the American myth of progress, efficiency, and individualism, he found a message of enduring value and relevance for our time.

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Reseña del editor

The Shakers are largely remembered today for a legacy of extraordinary craftmanship. But what was the spirituality that infused this uniquely American sect? Could it have any relevance for seekers today? These questions fascinated Thomas Merton, who sensed surprising analogies between the Shakers and his own monastic tradition. The essays, talks and letters collected here - joined by a stunning selection of Merton's photographs of a nearby Shaker village - present a haunting evocation of a lost tradition. In the Shakers' approach to work as a form of worship, in their practice of community, their simplicity and rejection of violence and their profound witness to the Kingdom of God he found lessons for all Christians. In their prophetic departure from the American myth of progress, efficiency and individualism, he found a message of enduring value and relevance for our time.

Biografía del autor

Thomas Merton is recognised as one of the great spiritual writers of the 20th century.

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Verlag
Orbis Books (USA)
Erscheinungsdatum
2003
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1570755019
ISBN 13 
9781570755019
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
144
Herausgeber
Pearson Paul M.
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