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Song for Nobody: A Memory Vision of Thomas Merton
Song for Nobody A Memory Vision of Thomas Merton Author:Ron Seitz Heralding the 25th anniversary of the death of Thomas Merton comes this unique personal portrait of the final decade in the life of the world-famous and beloved Trappist monk. Like no other book to date, or any likely to come, Song for Nobody captures Merton's human spirit in all it's dimensions — Poet, writer, and intimate friend R... more »on Seitz shares in this "remembrance portrait" many special and heretofore unrecounted moments when like minds and kindred souls met at Monk's Pond on the grounds of Gethsemani Abbey to dialogue about Life and all its mystery. It is a loving and honest tribute to the memory of a man who has had a profound and lasting impact on the lives of millions. Seitz draws from a personal journal notes he kept over a ten-year period to reveal Merton in his most human and appealing light; sensitive poet/writer; joyous and open-hearted friend, spiritual solitary; mystic; teacher; and more.
The Merton who emerges from these pages may startle, provoke, inspire, renew...even delight. But above all, to encounter him for whom the hermitage had become not an escape from the world but a place to share in others' suffering and struggle will surely affirm readers in their own evolving spiritual quest.« less
ISBN-13: 9780892434862 ISBN-10: 0892434864 Pages:188 Edition:1st ed Rating: