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Reviews of:

Contemplative Prayer

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01aThomas Merton's Finale - Prayer in its Very NatureThis book was written as Thomas Merton set off for the Orient, where he died while visiting BangkokEdwards, John Southern Cross Alcala Park San Diego CA (2 October 1969). John Edwards
1969
01bThomas Merton speaks againThomas Merton died in Bangkok a year ago. Before he left his monastery on his pilgrimage to Asia,Iswolsky, Helene Catholic Accent Greensburg, PA (18 December 1969). Helene Iswolsky
1969
02A Prayerbook for Christmas?If this was the Christmas you were going to give Grandma one of those new Catholic prayerbooksO'Meara, Ed Catholic Sentinel, Portland Oregon (19 December 1969. Ed O'Meara
1969
03Out of Soulful SilenceMost men and most ages of men have their "dogmas" by which they live and think, their cache ofMeagher, Robert E. Christian Century 87 (4 February 1970): 145. Robert E. Meagher
1970
04The Frozen RainbowIn the Book of Changes (or I Ching, Princeton University Press edition), the oracular classic of theForest, James H. Critic 28 (January - February 1970): 86-88. James Forest
1970
05Some Thoughts on Prayer By Uniquely Gifted TeacherIs it true that many, even a majority of, American Catholics have abandoned the habit of private,Hope, Vincent Identical articles printed in 3 papers: Green Bay Register Green Bay WI (28 September 1969), Mississippi Register Jackson 5, Miss (26 September 1969), Tennessee Register Nashville, TN (26 September 1969). Vincent Hope
1968
06Most Urgent Need of Christianity Today: inner Truth Nourished by Contemplative SpiritIs the Christian life of prayer simply an evasion of the problems and anxieties of contemporary  Nebraska Register (23 January 1970).
1970
07Contemplative Prayer"Right now my knowledge is partial, but one day I will know in the same way that I am known,"--so,Cooper, Robert M. Encounter 31 (Summer 1970): 292. Robert M. Cooper
1970
08Contemplative Prayer"Thomas Merton is dead." The news was electrifying. If this little book would have been precious inPennington, Basil, OCSO Theological Studies 31 (March 1970): 207-208. Basil Pennington OCSO
1970
09Contemplative PrayerThese nineteen capsules on prayer offer a nourishment beyond their modest length. Remarkable forRichardson, Jane Marie, SL Worship 45 (August-September 1971): 45-46. Jane Marie Richardson SL.
1971
10Contemplative PrayerThis book could easily be passed off with the usual clichés of the reviewer: "Written for monks andStark, Philip M., SJ America 121 (25 October 1969): 366, 368. Philip M. Stark SJ
1969
11 Ever since his student days at Columbia in the '30s, Thomas Merton had a deep, abiding interest inDevlin, Vianney M., OFM Cord 21 (September 1971): 281-283. Vianney M. Devlin OFM
1971
12Three traditions of Christian spiritualityEach of these three books offers rewarding insights. Cumulatively they show the vitality of prayerNoon, William Thomas New York Times [1923-Current file] (15 March 1970): ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2008).
1970
13 There is something particularly shattering about sudden death. PerhapsBlake, David The Furrow 25.3 (March 1974): 176-79.
1974