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Signs of hope : Thomas Merton's letters on peace, race, and ecology
Author
Title
Signs of hope : Thomas Merton's letters on peace, race, and ecology / Gordon Oyer.
ISBN
9781626984301
1626984301
9781608338931
Publication
Maryknoll, NY : Orbis Books, [2021]
Physical Description
xix, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"Explores the thinking of the famous Trappist monk on topics of social concern-peace, race, ecology-through his correspondence with particular activists, scholars, and thinkers"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Oyer, Gordon. Signs of hope Maryknoll : Orbis Books, 2021
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 29, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword / by William Apel
Introduction: Seeking a transformed society through letters
Prayer, perseverance, peace : the Merton-Day letters
Nonviolence : the Merton-Douglass letters
Movements and conscience : the Merton-Forest letters
Resistance : the Merton-Daniel Berrigan letters
Racial justice : the Merton-Green letters
Telling truth : the Merton-Thompson letters
Vulnerability : the Merton-Williams letters
Whiteness : the Merton-Harding letters
Confronting modern cultural dynamics
An ecological consciousness.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Personal correspondence.
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