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Liturgical Press
- Monastic Observances: Initiation into the Monastic Tradition, 5
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: Liturgical Press
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In this set of novitiate conferences from the late 1950s, Thomas Merton provides a vivid and detailed introduction to the traditional pattern and practices of the monastic day during the period immediately preceding the momentous changes that would be introduced in the wake of the Second Vatican Council. Combining practical instruction with spiritual and theological reflection, this fifth volume of Merton's teaching notes brings the reader into the choir and chapter room, scriptorium and cloisters of the Abbey of Gethsemani, and provides insight into the ecclesial, contemplative, paschal, and Trinitarian dimensions of Cistercian life.Patrick F. O'Connell is professor in the departments of English and theology at Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania. A founding member and former president of the International Thomas Merton Society, he edits The Merton Seasonaland is coauthor (with William H. Shannon and Christine M. Bochen) of The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia. He has edited four previous volumes of Thomas Merton's monastic conferences for the Monastic Wisdom series: Cassian and the Fathers; Pre-Benedictine Monasticism; An Introduction to Christian Mysticism; and The Rule of Saint Benedict.
Table of Contents
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- Title page, copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Introduction
- pp. xi-lv
- Monastic Observances
- Monastic Observances
- pp. 3-250
- Spiritual Direction in the Monastic Setting
- pp. 251-278
- Appendix A: Textual Notes
- pp. 279-304
- Appendix B: For Further Reading
- pp. 305-306
Additional Information
ISBN
9780879079215
Related ISBN(s)
9780879070250
MARC Record
OCLC
966823137
Pages
360
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No