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No man is an island (origineel 1955; editie 1955)

door Thomas Merton

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No Man Is an Island is a collection of 16 essays in which Thomas Merton plumbs aspects of human spirituality. Merton treats the "basic verities on which the spiritual life depends." Essay themes include hope, conscience, sacrifice, charity, sincerity, mercy and silence. The work is threaded through with Merton's deep awareness that we are all called to "live not for ourselves but for others." The first essay, "Love Can Be Kept Only by Being Given Away," is a spiritual classic. This volume is a stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to find the meaning of human existence and to live the richest, fullest and noblest life.… (meer)

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Lid:	RTFlynn
Titel:	No man is an island
Auteurs:	Thomas Merton
Info:	New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978, c1955.
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No Man Is an Island door Thomas Merton (1955)

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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." This sequel to Seeds of Contemplation provides fresh insight into Merton's favorite topics of silence and solitude, while also underscoring the importance of community and the deep connectedness to others that is the inevitable basis of the spiritual life—whether one lives in solitude or in the midst of a crowd.

StFrancisofAssisi | Feb 6, 2021 |

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Murtra | Oct 17, 2020 |

Spiritual matters are inconducive of understanding through the means of written words alone, much less their essence to be grasped merely by reading eyes. (

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Laurence.Lai | Apr 28, 2020 |

I found it to be interesting, but also a fairly difficult book...partly because it was written for an audience of religious people (e.g., his fellow brothers), but also because it requires a deeper understanding of specific Catholic concepts like charity. I just don't have the background it assumes. Also, making sense of non-dual concepts (if that's not already an oxymoron) is just plain difficult for a reading brain! Still and all it was worth the effort. (

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pdever | Jan 19, 2020 |

First published in the mid-1950s, this book of reflections will occasionally require some deciphering since the language is that of the Roman Catholic Church before Vatican II and therefore a bit outdated at times. Merton always rewards his readers, in this case with penetrating insights about such topics as love, solitude, spiritual development and sincerity. Each chapter is on a theme including the ones just listed, and divided into shorter sections which are self-contained reflections on those themes. Not the first Merton book I would recommend, but one to read slowly, savor, ponder, and keep handy to refer to over and again. (

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Per quanto l'uomo e il suo mondo possano sembrare in rovina, per quanto la disperazione umana possa diventare terribile, finché continua ad essere un uomo, la sua stessa umanità seguita a dirgli che la sua vita ha un significato.

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Please distinguish this collection of Thomas Merton's essays, No Man Is an Island (1955), from Johannes Mario Simmel's similarly titled novel, Niemand ist eine Insel (in English, No Man Is an Island; 1948). Thank you.

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No Man Is an Island is a collection of 16 essays in which Thomas Merton plumbs aspects of human spirituality. Merton treats the "basic verities on which the spiritual life depends." Essay themes include hope, conscience, sacrifice, charity, sincerity, mercy and silence. The work is threaded through with Merton's deep awareness that we are all called to "live not for ourselves but for others." The first essay, "Love Can Be Kept Only by Being Given Away," is a spiritual classic. This volume is a stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to find the meaning of human existence and to live the richest, fullest and noblest life.

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