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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100156027739

ISBN-139780156027731

eBay Product ID (ePID)2411525

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Book TitleNo Man Is an Island

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicMilitary Science, Christian Life / Inspirational, Christianity / Catholic, Christianity / General

GenreReligion, Technology & Engineering

AuthorThomas Merton

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.2 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN78-007108

ReviewsA stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to find the meaning of human existence and to live the richest, fullest, and noblest life.

Dewey Edition19

Dewey Decimal248

SynopsisIn No Man Is an Island, religious scholar and theologian Thomas Merton offers "a stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to find the meaning of human existence and to live the richest, fullest and noblest life" (Chicago Tribune). "Without a life of the spirit, our whole existence becomes unsubstantial and illusory. The life of the spirit, by integrating us in the real order established by God, puts us in the fullest possible contact with reality -- not as we imagine it, but as it really is." A recapitulation of Merton's earlier work Seeds of Contemplation, this collection of sixteen essays plumbs aspects of human spirituality. He addresses those in search of enduring values, fulfillment, and salvation in prose that is, as always, inspiring and compassionate., Thomas Merton's No Man Is an Island is "a stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to find the meaning of human existence" (Chicago Tribune)., A recapitulation of his earlier work Seeds of Contemplation, this collection of sixteen essays plumbs aspects of human spirituality. Merton addresses those in search of enduring values, fulfillment, and salvation in prose that is, as always, inspiring and compassionate. A stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to...live the richest, fullest and noblest life (Chicago Tribune).", In No Man Is an Island, religious scholar and theologian Thomas Merton offers "a stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to find the meaning of human existence and to live the richest, fullest and noblest life" (Chicago Tribune)."Without a life of the spirit, our whole existence becomes unsubstantial and illusory. The life of the spirit, by integrating us in the real order established by God, puts us in the fullest possible contact with reality -- not as we imagine it, but as it really is."A recapitulation of Merton's earlier work Seeds of Contemplation, this collection of sixteen essays plumbs aspects of human spirituality. He addresses those in search of enduring values, fulfillment, and salvation in prose that is, as always, inspiring and compassionate.

LC Classification NumberBX2350.2.M4494 1978