Disputed Questions

by Thomas Merton

Members	Reviews	Popularity	Average rating	Conversations
302	2	87,768	(3.8)	None
These essays explore the coming together of the active and the contemplative life and the relationship of individuals to society. Merton’s writing is both lively and profound as he leads the reader through the hard questions of modern existence. “Merton was...one of the most prophetic Catholic writers of our time” (New Republic). Preface by Father M. Louis.… (more)

all members

▾Members

Recently added by	DonBouchard, StGregAbbLib, STJTEMilwaukie, arlenem7, IHMLibrary, leighdallas, Michael_Holford, teamtora, moorho01, PavementRulesBooks
Legacy Libraries	Iris Murdoch

▾Tags

▾LibraryThing Recommendations

▾Lists

None

▾Will you like it?

▾Conversations (About links)

No current Talk conversations about this book.

▾Member reviews

date ▼ | votes

Showing 2 of 2

From Preface: "I am simply thinking out loud about certain events and ideas which seem to me to be significant...for the spiritual and intellectual life of modern man." Idiosyncratic selection -- the Pasternak affair, Mount Athos, the sanctities of Sinai, Love, totalitarianism, Art, the renaissant hermit, Giustiniani, solitude, ascetic doctrine, and my personal favorite, the "absurdity in sacred decoration". Lots of biographical material, for example, on St John, the Carmelites, and St Bernard.

keylawk | Dec 30, 2012 |

Essays covers the roots of the Carmelite order, current (1960) political issues, "The Pasternak Affair," "Philosophy of Solitude." (

)

LTW | Aug 31, 2006 |

date ▼ | votes

Showing 2 of 2

▾Published reviews

no reviews | add a review

▾Other authors

» Add other authors

▾Series and work relationships

▾Awards and Honors

view history

▾Common Knowledge

You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.

For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.

Canonical title

Original title

Alternative titles

Original publication date

People/Characters

Important places

Important events

Related movies

Epigraph

Dedication

First words

A title like "Disputed Questions" may, from the author's point of view, have at least one definite advantage: it can preserve the reader from the delusion that the book is "inspirational".

Quotations

What has for centuries raised man above the beast is not the cudgel but an inward music; the irresistible power of unarmed truth, the powerful attraction of its example

Last words

(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)

Disambiguation notice

Publisher's editors

Blurbers

Original language

Canonical DDC/MDS

Canonical LCC

▾References

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English

None

▾Book descriptions

These essays explore the coming together of the active and the contemplative life and the relationship of individuals to society. Merton’s writing is both lively and profound as he leads the reader through the hard questions of modern existence. “Merton was...one of the most prophetic Catholic writers of our time” (New Republic). Preface by Father M. Louis.

▾Library descriptions

No library descriptions found.

▾LibraryThing members' description

Book description

Haiku summary