William Henry Shannon
Auteur de The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation
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William H. Shannon, professor emeritus in the religious studies department at Nazareth College, is a priest of the Diocese of Rochester, New York
Œuvres de William Henry Shannon
The hidden ground of love : the letters of Thomas Merton on religious experience and social concerns (1985) — Directeur de publication — 175 exemplaires
The Lively Debate: Response to Humanae Vitae (United Bible Societies Monograph Series) (1970) 8 exemplaires
The Silent Lamp The Thomas Merton Story 1 exemplaire
Hudson River Zeitgeist 1 exemplaire
Here on the way to there 1 exemplaire
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The Lively Debate: Response to Humanae Vitae (United… par William Henry Shannon
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This is a book not so much on the how of contemplative prayer but on what is contemplation. It is a thorough work on the topic from a person who made this very thing his life's vocation. Merton looks at contemplations and explains it in fifteen chapters and 154 pages. Contemplation from Merton's perspective is simple enough but illusive - it's something God does, not something that can be derived from human effort. Human effort only seems to make it more illusive. There are many paradoxes with contemplation, and Merton explores and explains them while remaining orthodox and faithful to the Catholic perspective on religion and prayer.… (plus d'informations)
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