{"product_id":"a-search-for-wisdom-and-spirit-thomas-mertons-theology-of-the-self-paperback","title":"A Search for Wisdom and Spirit: Thomas Merton's Theology of the Self - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne E. Carr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough not a systematic theologian, Thomas Merton spent a lifetime writing in an immensely appealing way about the monastic tradition and mystical theology. One of the fundamental questions he examined was that of the self; for Merton the recovery of the true self is the \"liberation of the image of God\" in us. This study explores that process in the context of a few of Merton's works, showing his own development from \"pious hostility\" to the world to a more humbling acceptance of humanity. The first full-length appraisal of Merton as theologian, this is well written but contains a few too many abstract phrasessomething Merton in his best work eschewed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSister Anne Carr was a Catholic nun, activist, and feminist theologian at the University of Chicago Divinity School, where she was the first female permanent member of the faculty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51495897596192,"sku":"9780268017354","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/bfbed4beeeb9e5d112ec14e8396bfbcf.webp?v=1776531224","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/a-search-for-wisdom-and-spirit-thomas-mertons-theology-of-the-self-paperback","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}