
The Other Side of the Mountain
The End of the Journey, the Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume Seven: 1967-1968
Thomas Merton(Author)
Patrick, O.C.S.O. Hart(Editor)
HarperOne (Publisher)
Published on 2. August 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-06-065487-0 (ISBN)
Description
With the election of a new Abbot at the Abbey of Gethsemani, Merton enters a period of unprecedented freedom, culminating in the opportunity to travel to California, Alaska, and finally the Far East – journeys that offer him new possibilities and causes for contemplation. In his last days at the Abbey of Gethsemani, Merton continues to follow the tumultuous events of the sixties, including the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy. In Southeast Asia, he meets the Dalai Lama and other Buddhist and Catholic monks and discovers a rare and rewarding kinship with each. The final year is full of excitement and great potential for Merton, making his accidental death in Bangkok, at the age of fifth-three, all the more tragic.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 206 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-065487-0 (9780060654870)
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Thomas Merton (1915-1968) is widely regarded as one of the most influential spiritual writers of modern times. He was a Trappist monk, writer, and peace and civil rights activist. His bestselling books include The Seven-Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Mystics and Zen Masters.