In this classic, merton reflects on the spiritual life in sixteen chapters. Though we long for the simple life of the past, you will recognize the the nature of men and women is timeless. No man is an island confronts our selfish nature and. As a young man of eighteen, finley left home for an unlikely destination. Here, in one of his most popular of his more than thirty books, thomas merton provides further meditations on the spiritual life in sixteen thoughtful essays, beginning with his classic treatise love can be kept only by being given away. Island by thomas merton pdf finder ereader ibooks original iphone windows kindle no irish need apply a myth of victimization richard jensen journal of social history 36.
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