In the school of prophets : the formation of Thomas Merton's prophetic spirituality / Ephrem Arcement, OSB.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arcement, Ephrem, author.

Series:

Cistercian studies series ; no. 265.

Cistercian studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968.

Merton, Thomas.

Spirituality--Catholic Church--History--20th century.

Spirituality.

Prophecy--Christianity.

Prophecy.

Spirituality--Catholic Church.

History.

Physical Description:

xxv, 218 pages ; 22 cm.

Other Title:

Formation of Thomas Merton's prophetic spirituality

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minnesota : Cistercian Publications : Liturgical Press, [2015]

Summary:

The distinctive prophetic quality of Thomas Merton's spirituality, shaped by figures ranging from the Hebrew prophets to Thich Nhat Hanh, emerges from this fresh examination of the works Merton read, responded to, and celebrated in his own writing. In the School of Prophets examines the final decade of Merton's life, mainly through the lens of his journals and letters, and helps to fill a gap in contemporary Merton studies. William Blake and various Latin American poets; novelists Boris Pasternak, Albert Camus, and William Faulkner; existentialists Søren Kierkegaard and Gabriel Marcel; monks of the Egyptian desert; and Bernard of Clairvaux number among those who helped shape Merton's prophetic consciousness, leading him to reexamine what it means to be both a human being and a contemplative monk of the twentieth century. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 The Writer as Prophet

1 Learning How to See: Thomas Merton and the Prophetic Vision of William Blake 3

2 Finding Prophetic Inspiration in Latin America 29

3 The Prophetic Spirituality of "Message to Poets" 59

4 Prophetic Fiction: Thomas Merton's Reading of Boris Pasternak, Albert Camus, and William Faulkner 70

Part 2 The Existentialist as Prophet

5 A Prophecy of Faith and Hope: Thomas Merton and Christian Existentialism 113

6 The Role of Authenticity in Thomas Merton's Prophetic Spirituality 130

Part 3 The Contemplative as Prophet

7 Prophetic Monasticism 157

8 The Contemplative-Prophetic Vocation in The Springs of Contemplation 181.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-218).

ISBN:

9780879072650

0879072652

OCLC:

890625406