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Signs of hope : Thomas Merton's letters on peace, race, and ecology / Gordon Oyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oyer, Gordon, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Peace.
- Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Race relations.
- Ecology--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Ecology.
- Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968--Political and social views.
- Merton, Thomas.
- Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968--Correspondence.
- Other Title:
- Signs of Hope
- Place of Publication:
- Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, Inc.
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 1-60833-893-2
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