{"product_id":"a-search-for-wisdom-and-spirit-thomas-mertons-theology-of","title":"A Search For Wisdom And Spirit: Thomas Merton's Theology of","description":"\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0268017271\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anne. E. Carr\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e new\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eThough not a systematic theologian, Thomas Merton spent a lifetime writing in an immensely appealing way about the monastic tradition and mystical theology. One of the fundamental questions he examined was that of the self; for Merton the recovery of the true self is the \"liberation of the image of God\" in us. This study explores that process in the context of a few of Merton's works, showing his own development from \"pious hostility\" to the world to a more humbling acceptance of humanity. The first full-length appraisal of Merton as theologian, this is well written but contains a few too many abstract phrasessomething Merton in his best work eschewed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n        ","brand":"Miakarts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49679266152688,"sku":"NEW0268017271","price":146.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/ethereallybeautiful.com\/products\/a-search-for-wisdom-and-spirit-thomas-mertons-theology-of","provider":"Ethereally Beautiful","version":"1.0","type":"link"}