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The Letters of Thomas Merton and Victor and Carolyn Hammer [electronic resource] : Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam / edited by F. Douglas Scutchfield and Paul Evans Holbrook Jr. ; with the editorial assistance of Leah Casanave ; foreword by Paul M. Pearson.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Catholics--Correspondence.
- Catholics.
- Trappists--United States--Correspondence.
- Trappists.
- Hammer, Carolyn Reading--Correspondence.
- Hammer, Carolyn Reading.
- Hammer, Victor, 1882-1967--Correspondence.
- Hammer, Victor.
- Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968--Correspondence.
- Merton, Thomas.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (361 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Poet, social justice advocate, and theologian Thomas Merton (1915--1968) is arguably the most influential American Catholic author of the twentieth century. In his short lifetime, he penned over seventy books and maintained a brisk correspondence with colleagues around the globe. However, many Merton scholars and fans remain unaware of the significant body of letters that were exchanged between the Trappist monk and Victor and Carolyn Hammer.Unable to leave his home at the Abbey of Gethsemani except on special occasions, Merton developed a unique friendship with this couple from nearby Lexingt
- Contents:
- Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; The Letters; Photographs; Afterword; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8131-5565-7
- OCLC:
- 895257661
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