The Other Side of the Mountain - The End of the Journey

Informationen zum Autor Thomas Merton (1915-1968) is widely regarded as one of the most influential spiritual writers of modern times. He was a Trappist monk, writer, and peace and civil rights activist. His bestselling books include The Seven-Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Mystics and Zen Masters. Klappentext With the election of a new Abbot at the Abbey of Gethsemani, Merton enters a period of unprecedented freedom, culminating in the opportunity to travel to California, Alaska, and finally the Far East ? journeys that offer him new possibilities and causes for contemplation. In his last days at the Abbey of Gethsemani, Merton continues to follow the tumultuous events of the sixties, including the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy. In Southeast Asia, he meets the Dalai Lama and other Buddhist and Catholic monks and discovers a rare and rewarding kinship with each. The final year is full of excitement and great potential for Merton, making his accidental death in Bangkok, at the age of fifth-three, all the more tragic. Zusammenfassung With the election of a new Abbot at the Abbey of Gethsemani! Merton enters a period of unprecedented freedom! culminating in the opportunity to travel to California! Alaska! and finally the Far East – journeys that offer him new possibilities and causes for contemplation. In his last days at the Abbey of Gethsemani! Merton continues to follow the tumultuous events of the sixties! including the assassinations of Martin Luther King! Jr.! and Robert Kennedy. In Southeast Asia! he meets the Dalai Lama and other Buddhist and Catholic monks and discovers a rare and rewarding kinship with each. The final year is full of excitement and great potential for Merton! making his accidental death in Bangkok! at the age of fifth-three! all the more tragic.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Merton
• Assisted by: Patrick Hart (Editor)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.06.1999
• EAN: 9780060654870
• ISBN: 978-0-06-065487-0
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 21 mm
• Series: The Journals of Thomas Merton; The Journals of Thomas Merton
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; RELIGION: Inspirational, RELIGION: Christian Living / Personal Memoirs, RELIGION: Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION: Christian Living / Spiritual Growth, RELIGION: Christian Theology / General, RELIGION: Spirituality, RELIGION: Christian Living / Personal Growth, RELIGION: Christianity / Literature & the Arts, RELIGION: Christian Living / Inspirational, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs