The Ascent to Truth
by MERTON, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1951. Ex Monastery Library wiith stamp to bottom of half title page. Bound in black decorated buckram, sans DW; few smudges to panels; end paper photo; 342pp. Tight, clean copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
Synopsis
Merton defines Christian mysticism, especially as expressed by the Spanish Carmelite St. John of the Cross, and he offers the contemplative experience as an answer to the irreligion and barbarism of our times. “For those...curious about mysticism...this is an excellent book” (Catholic World).
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- Bookseller
- abookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 912290
- Title
- The Ascent to Truth
- Author
- MERTON, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Mysticism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Inspiration; Theology;
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