The environmental vision of Thomas Merton [electronic resource] / Monica Weis.
Weis, Monica, 1942-
2011
BX1795.N36 W45 2011eb
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Title The environmental vision of Thomas Merton [electronic resource] / Monica Weis.
Author Weis, Monica, 1942-
ISBN 9780813130156 (electronic bk.)
9780813130040
Publication Details Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2011.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xv, 197 p.) : ill., map.
Call Number BX1795.N36 W45 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 261.8/8092
Summary Nature was always vital in Thomas Merton's life, from the long hours he spent as a child watching his father paint landscapes in the fresh air, to his final years of solitude in the hermitage at Our Lady of Gethsemani, where he contemplated and wrote about the beauty of his surroundings. Throughout his life, Merton's study of the natural world shaped his spirituality in profound ways, and he was one of the first writers to raise concern about ecological issues that have become critical in recent years. In The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton, author Monica Weis suggests that Merton's interest in nature, which developed significantly during his years at the Abbey of Gethsemani, laid the foundation for his growing environmental consciousness. Tracing Merton's awareness of the natural world from his childhood to the final years of his life, Weis explores his deepening sense of place and desire for solitude, his love and responsibility for all living things, and his evolving ecological awareness.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Series Culture of the land.
Available in Other Form Environmental vision of Thomas Merton.
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