Description
An examination of the roots of the Cistercian Order, founded in 1098, its development and waning, and the seventeenth-century reforms by the Abb de Ranc , which began the second flowering that continues today. Throughout, Merton illuminates the purposes of monasticism. Index; photographs.
Author: Thomas Merton
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 10/09/1979
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.54w x 1.04d
ISBN13: 9780156949545
ISBN10: 0156949547
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | General
- Religion | Institutions & Organizations
- Religion | Christianity | Catholic
Author: Thomas Merton
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 10/09/1979
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.54w x 1.04d
ISBN13: 9780156949545
ISBN10: 0156949547
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | General
- Religion | Institutions & Organizations
- Religion | Christianity | Catholic