Comtemplation in a World in Action
Title: Comtemplation in a World in Action
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Comtemplation in a World in Action
Contemplation in a World of Action
When Merton wrote “Contemplation in a World of Action”, he considered the purpose of his writing was to try to examine the basic question of meaning. (1) Merton attempted to achieve a certain degree of spiritual harmony and balance in his own life, a social conscience, and a solitary with a need for society, a traditionalist with a radical penchant for change. For him contemplation was the fundamental reality of …
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showed last 75 words of 587 total…will give us the level of awareness, conscience and social responsibility, the understanding of God’s presence in our world and his intentions for man. (3)
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**Bibliography**
Works Cited
1. Thomas Merton Spiritual Master, Paulist Press, New York, Mahwah, New Jersey, 1992
Pg. 368 – 376, “Contemplation in a World of Action”.
2. The New Man, Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, New York, 1961.
3. Thomas Merton, Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1998.
Contemplation in a World of Action and the Dilemma of Modern Spirituality.
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