Where Prayer Flourishes

Where Prayer Flourishes

by Thomas Merton (Author), Sarah Coakley (Foreword)

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Thomas Merton is one of the most influential spiritual figures of the twentieth century. A Trappist monk, he was also a bestselling writer whose works are regarded as spiritual classics. Originally published under the title The Climate of Monastic Prayer, Where Prayer Flourishes is his final work. It is full of accessible and practical teaching for anyone that wants to explore prayer to its full dimensions. Merton argues that prayer flourishes best in the desert. Here, he shows how to find the desert in the midst of the busy world. Where Prayer Flourishes will open a treasury of teaching about prayer to a wider audience.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 144
Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich
Published: 01 Jan 2019

ISBN 10: 178622061X
ISBN 13: 9781786220615

Author Bio
Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Cistercian monk and hermit, poet, contemplative, social critic, and pioneer of interreligious dialogue, was a seminal figure of twentieth-century Christianity. Many of his books have become enduring spiritual classics, including his autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain and Seeds of Contemplation.