{"product_id":"thomas-merton-early-essays-1947-1952-volume-266-paperback","title":"Thomas Merton: Early Essays, 1947-1952 Volume 266 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick F. O'Connell\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Montaldo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume gathers together twelve essays that Thomas Merton wrote for various journals between 1947 and 1952, the years that saw the publication of his best-selling autobiography \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Storey Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, his ordination to the priesthood, and his initial appointment as spiritual and intellectual guide of the young monks at the Abbey of Gethsemani. The essays, most of which have never been reprinted, focus above all on aspects of the contemplative life but also consider the spiritual dimensions of literature and the social implications of Christian life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Issued to coincide with the one hundredth anniversary of his birth, this collection brings to fruition at long last Merton's own original plan of publishing these essays as a group and so makes available a previously little recognized and underutilized resource for understanding and appreciating a crucial transitional phase in his life as both monk and writer.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758166606112,"sku":"9780879072667","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/75c9024fd7ca1caf1eb26e87285fd9f7.webp?v=1780119742","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/thomas-merton-early-essays-1947-1952-volume-266-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}