Thomas Merton's Dark Path
The Inner Experience of a Contemplative
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American
| Author: | William H. Shannon | ISBN: | 9781466801851 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Publication: | March 1, 1987 |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Language: | English |
| Author: | William H. Shannon |
| ISBN: | 9781466801851 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Publication: | March 1, 1987 |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Language: | English |
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.
