Thomas Merton in California : the Redwoods conferences and letters / edited by David M. Odorisio ; foreword by Kathy DeVico, OCSO ; preface by Douglas E. Christie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968

Odorisio, David M., editor.

DeVico, Kathy, writer of foreword.

Christie, Douglas E., contributor.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968.

Merton, Thomas.

Physical Description:

xvii, 443 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2024]

Summary:

"In May and October of 1968, Thomas Merton offered two extended conferences at Our Lady of the Redwoods Abbey, a Cistercian women's community in Northern California. It is comprised of previously unpublished letters and over twenty-six hours of conference talks"-- Provided by publisher.

"Previously unpublished material from world-renowned Trappist monk and author, Thomas Merton, featuring the final conference talks given in the United States before his untimely death. In May and October of 1968, Thomas Merton offered two extended conferences at Our Lady of the Redwoods Abbey, a Cistercian women's community in Northern California. Comprising over twenty-six hours of previously unpublished material, Thomas Merton in California covers a variety of topics including ecology and consciousness, yoga and Hinduism, Native American ritual and rites of passage, Sufi spirituality, and inter-religious dialogue, along with extended discussions on prayer and the contemplative life. The material presented in these talks reveals Merton's wide-ranging intellectual and spiritual pursuits in the final year of his life, and fills a long-standing lacuna around Merton's visits to Redwoods Monastery, forming a necessary bridge to the Asian journey that was to come. Practical and applicable, as well as searching and inspired, Thomas Merton in California is essential for Merton readers and scholars, and all those interested in deepening their spiritual lives"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Thomas Merton in California

ISBN:

9798400800313

OCLC:

1404448430