In the mystical tradition the "dark," or apophatic way has a long history. It is the way of John of the Cross, of Master Eckhart, of Juliana of Norwich, of the anonymous author of The Cloud of Unknowing, and of Thomas Merton. This dark path of contemplation that Merton followed, wrote about extensively, and considered the focal point of his life is the subject of William H. Shannon's book.
In the mystical tradition the "dark," or apophatic way has a long history. It is the way of John of the Cross, of Master Eckhart, of Juliana of Norwich, of the anonymous author of The Cloud of Unknowing, and of Thomas Merton. This dark path of contemplation that Merton followed, wrote about extensively, and considered the focal point of his life is the subject of William H. Shannon's book.
Thomas Merton's Dark Path: The Inner Experience of a Contemplative
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Thomas Merton's Dark Path: The Inner Experience of a Contemplative
294
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781466801851 |
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| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Publication date: | 03/01/1987 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 294 |
| Sales rank: | 924,689 |
| File size: | 723 KB |
