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Beneath the Mask of Holiness: Thomas Merton and the Forbidden Love Affair that Set Him Free
Forfatter: Shaw, Mark125,00kr Legg i handlekurvBeneath the Mask of Holiness: Thomas Merton and the Forbidden Love Affair that Set Him Free.
Palgrave, New York 2009, stor 8vo, orig. bind med omslag, ix + 246 s., engelsk tekst.
«To his legion of followers, he appeared to be a peaceful, contended monk advocating the cobntemplative life, but in 1966 he was a troubled, lonely man—sad, demoralized, guilt-stricken, and depressed over past sins. Despite being promoted by the Catholic Church as its great teacher and philosopher, Merton struggled with his irreverent behavior toward women and never having learned how to love and be loved. Only when the suffering Merton […]» — fra innbretten