Mission-Shaped Hermit: Thomas Merton, Mission and Spirituality
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The church is rediscovering a passion for mission‚ and with that there is the danger that it finds an addiction to action, and puts itself, rather than God, at centre stage.Thomas Merton was a radical and engaging thinker who saw contemplation as the necessary partner to action. This profound and challenging study distils some of his insights and offers a radical agenda for mission in the new realities of today.
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| Weight | .053 kg |
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| Dimensions | 21 × 14.8 × .5 cm |
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