Thomas Merton and the celts : a new world opening up / Monica Weis SSJ ; foreword by Bonnie B. Thurston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weis, Monica, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monasticism and religious orders--Ireland--History.

Monasticism and religious orders.

Ireland--Church history.

Ireland.

Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968.

Merton, Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2016]

Summary:

Thomas Merton and the Celts offers a new lens through which to view Merton's life and spirituality. By examining unpublished letters, notebooks, and taped conferences for the Trappist novices--previously unavailable to the general reader--the author breaks new ground in Merton studies, revealing Merton's growing fascination with his Welsh ancestry, Celtic monasticism, and early Irish hermit poetry. Merton, having immersed himself in reading about Celtic Christianity--not just about liturgy, but about household rituals, illuminated manuscripts, high crosses, and hermit poetry as well--recognized in these ancient hermits who lived on "water and herbs," experienced kinship with creatures, and wrote poems about the birds a mirror of his own desires. Indeed, in a profound way and at a deep level, Merton discovered himself in Celtic Christianity.

Contents:

Foreword / Bonnie B. Thurston

Welsh roots, A. M. Allchin, Nora Chadwick

Eremitic and Cenobitic Monasticism

The impulse to pilgrimage - the voyage of St. Brendan

The Trinity in nature and the arts

Contemporary Welsh poetry and early Irish Hermit poetry

Conclusion : a new world opening up.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781498278454

1498278450