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    Ideas That Matter: The Life and Legacy of Thomas Merton
    Ideas That Matter: The Life and Legacy of Thomas Merton
    Ideas That Matter: The Life and Legacy of Thomas Merton
    Audiobook59 minutes

    Ideas That Matter: The Life and Legacy of Thomas Merton

    Written by Lawrence Cunningham and Brother Patrick Hart

    Narrated by Mark Walstrom

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    About this audiobook

    A gifted and complex man, the late Thomas Merton is considered by many to be a pivotal figure in 20th-century writing and spirituality. A Trappist monk, Merton was a voracious reader, prolific writer, great music lover (especially of jazz), and a social activist who believed there was more to the contemplative life than "simply denying oneself."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNew Dimensions Foundation
    Release dateSep 30, 1997
    ISBN9780781314282
    Ideas That Matter: The Life and Legacy of Thomas Merton

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