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Thomas Merton's Gethsemani : Landscapes of Paradise by Harry L. Hinkle (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity Press of Kentucky
ISBN-100813123488
ISBN-139780813123486
eBay Product ID (ePID)44117261
Product Key Features
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThomas Merton's Gethsemani : Landscapes of Paradise
Publication Year2005
SubjectInspirational, Religious, Subjects & Themes / Landscapes
TypeTextbook
AuthorHarry L. Hinkle
Subject AreaReligion, Photography, Biography & Autobiography
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight39.3 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2004-027051
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsBoth the casual visitor to Gethsemani and the Merton scholar will find this book a valuable addition to their library., "In this life, on this earth, Gethsemani was Merton's paradise. Hinkle and Weis artfully show how Merton learned and grew spiritually in this paradise, and, by implication, how others might do so, too.-- Lexington Herald-Leader" -- Lexington Herald-Leader, "An evocative book of photographs memorably wed with a remarkable essay.-- Merton Seasonal" -- Merton Seasonal, "Hinkle's sublime artwork is impressive and inspiring.... Weis has produced the text which artfully conveys how Merton's lifelong interaction with nature revealed and inspired his spiritual experiences, his contemplations, and writings." -- Chevy Chaser/Southsider, This handsome book combines words and photographs that every Merton admirer will appreciate.... Hinkle's roaming camera preserves the essence of Gethsemani, "In this life, on this earth, Gethsemani was Merton's paradise. Hinkle and Weis artfully show how Merton learned and grew spiritually in this paradise, and, by implication, how others might do so, too." -- Lexington Herald-Leader, "Both the casual visitor to Gethsemani and the Merton scholar will find this book a valuable addition to their library." -- Catholic Telegraph, "Will live beyond books that have treated Mertons poetry, religious commentary and social criticism in a vacuum. It brings together in one volume the images that inspired the words and the words drawn from the images.-- Bowling Green (KY) Daily News" -- Bowling Green (KY) Daily News, Will live beyond books that have treated Mertons poetry, religious commentary and social criticism in a vacuum. It brings together in one volume the images that inspired the words and the words drawn from the images., An artful combination of lovely photographs by Harry L. Hinkle, illuminated by Merton's own words, and an insightful essay by Monica Weis help the reader experience Merton's spiritual interaction with his physical environment., "Harry Hinkle's superb photographs do for 'Merton Country' what Herbert Gleason did many years ago for Thoreau-provide a vivid record of the landscapes and natural phenomena that inspired the author-and Monica Weis' lucid tracing of both the chronological breadth and spiritual depth of Merton's reflections on his environment reveal why and how the natural world served Merton as a revelation of the Creator." -- Patrick F. O'Connell, coeditor of The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia, Harry Hinkle's superb photographs do for 'Merton Country' what Herbert Gleason did many years ago for Thoreau-provide a vivid record of the landscapes and natural phenomena that inspired the author-and Monica Weis' lucid tracing of both the chronological breadth and spiritual depth of Merton's reflections on his environment reveal why and how the natural world served Merton as a revelation of the Creator., "Will live beyond books that have treated Mertons poetry, religious commentary and social criticism in a vacuum. It brings together in one volume the images that inspired the words and the words drawn from the images." -- Bowling Green (KY) Daily News, "Lovingly recreates the Trappist monastery where Merton lived for 27 years." -- Louisville Courier-Journal, "Lovingly recreates the Trappist monastery where Merton lived for 27 years.-- Louisville Courier-Journal" -- Louisville Courier-Journal, Hinkle's sublime artwork is impressive and inspiring.... Weis has produced the text which artfully conveys how Merton's lifelong interaction with nature revealed and inspired his spiritual experiences, his contemplations, and writings., This beautify volume documents Merton's environment, both monastic and natural....Those interested in American nature writing, art photography, spirituality, and the influence of place upon personal development will welcome this beautifully produced, insightfully written, and contemplative volume., "Combines some of Merton's photographs and writings with Hinkle's dramatic black and white photographs and the narrative of three gifted writers to convey the contemplative setting that was Merton's home for twenty-seven years." -- Contemplation & Action, "A fine contribution not only to art photography, but to Merton scholarship and will be welcomed by those unlikely to visit Merton's Gethsemani and those who know it well." -- Spirituality, "This handsome book combines words and photographs that every Merton admirer will appreciate.... Hinkle's roaming camera preserves the essence of Gethsemani" -- Booklist, "An artful combination of lovely photographs by Harry L. Hinkle, illuminated by Merton's own words, and an insightful essay by Monica Weis help the reader experience Merton's spiritual interaction with his physical environment." -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, "Harry Hinkle's superb photographs do for 'Merton Country' what Herbert Gleason did many years ago for Thoreau-provide a vivid record of the landscapes and natural phenomena that inspired the author-and Monica Weis' lucid tracing of both the chronological breadth and spiritual depth of Merton's reflections on his environment reveal why and how the natural world served Merton as a revelation of the Creator.-- Patrick F. O'Connell, coeditor of The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia" -- Patrick F. O'Connell, coeditor of The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia, "Combines some of Merton's photographs and writings with Hinkle's dramatic black and white photographs and the narrative of three gifted writers to convey the contemplative setting that was Merton's home for twenty-seven years.-- Contemplation & Action" -- Contemplation & Action, "This beautify volume documents Merton's environment, both monastic and natural....Those interested in American nature writing, art photography, spirituality, and the influence of place upon personal development will welcome this beautifully produced, insightfully written, and contemplative volume." -- ISLE, "This handsome book combines words and photographs that every Merton admirer will appreciate.... Hinkle's roaming camera preserves the essence of Gethsemani--a sea of white crosses in a lonely cemetery, mist rising from the valley, a weathered wooden chair at the edge of an orchard--capturing the simplicity of life stripped to its barest essentials in an elegiac portrait of an earthly paradise.-- Booklist" -- Booklist, "This beautify volume documents Merton's environment, both monastic and natural....Those interested in American nature writing, art photography, spirituality, and the influence of place upon personal development will welcome this beautifully produced, insightfully written, and contemplative volume.-- ISLE" -- ISLE, Hinkle's stunning photographs, and the text which accompanies them, allow us to see Merton's monastic world with that fresh eye which Thomas Merton himself insisted was the gift of contemplation., "Both the casual visitor to Gethsemani and the Merton scholar will find this book a valuable addition to their library.-- Catholic Telegraph" -- Catholic Telegraph, A fine contribution not only to art photography, but to Merton scholarship and will be welcomed by those unlikely to visit Merton's Gethsemani and those who know it well., "Hinkle's stunning photographs, and the text which accompanies them, allow us to see Merton's monastic world with that fresh eye which Thomas Merton himself insisted was the gift of contemplation." -- Lawrence S. Cunningham, University of Notre Dame, Combines some of Merton's photographs and writings with Hinkle's dramatic black and white photographs and the narrative of three gifted writers to convey the contemplative setting that was Merton's home for twenty-seven years., "Hinkle's stunning photographs, and the text which accompanies them, allow us to see Merton's monastic world with that fresh eye which Thomas Merton himself insisted was the gift of contemplation.-- Lawrence S. Cunningham, University of Notre Dame" -- Lawrence S. Cunningham, University of Notre Dame, "A fine contribution not only to art photography, but to Merton scholarship and will be welcomed by those unlikely to visit Merton's Gethsemani and those who know it well.-- Spirituality" -- Spirituality, In this life, on this earth, Gethsemani was Merton's paradise. Hinkle and Weis artfully show how Merton learned and grew spiritually in this paradise, and, by implication, how others might do so, too., "An artful combination of lovely photographs by Harry L. Hinkle, illuminated by Merton's own words, and an insightful essay by Monica Weis help the reader experience Merton's spiritual interaction with his physical environment.-- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society" -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, "Hinkle's sublime artwork is impressive and inspiring.... Weis has produced the text which artfully conveys how Merton's lifelong interaction with nature revealed and inspired his spiritual experiences, his contemplations, and writings.-- Chevy Chaser/Southsider" -- Chevy Chaser/Southsider
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal271/.1250769495
SynopsisFor twenty-seven years, renowned and beloved monk Thomas Merton (1915-1968) belonged to Our Lady of Gethsemani, a Trappist monastery established in 1848 amid the hills and valleys near Bardstown, Kentucky. In Thomas Merton's Gethsemani , dramatic black-and-white photographs by Harry L. Hinkle and artful text by Merton scholar Monica Weis converge in a unique experience for lovers of Merton. Hinkle was allowed unprecedented access to many areas inside the monastery and on its grounds that are generally restricted. His photographs invite the reader to experience the various knobs, lakes, woods, and hermitages Merton sought out for times of solitude and contemplation and for reading and writing. These unique images, each accompanied by a passage from Merton's writings, evoke personal reflection and a deeper understanding of how and why Merton came to recognize himself as a part of his Kentucky landscape. Woven throughout the book, Weis's text explores Merton's fascination with nature not only at Gethsemani, but during his early childhood, throughout his spiritual conversion to Roman Catholicism, and while a member of the Trappist community. She examines how Merton's lifelong interaction with nature subtly revealed and informed his profound spiritual experiences and his writing about contemplation. Thomas Merton's Gethsemani replicates Merton's path on his solitary hikes in the woods and conveys the wonder of the landscapes that inspired him., Introduction by Jonathan Montaldo Foreword by Brother Patrick Hart, OCSO For twenty-seven years, renowned and beloved monk Thomas Merton (1915-1968) belonged to Our Lady of Gethsemani, a Trappist monastery established in 1848 amid the hills and valleys near Bardstown, Kentucky. In Thomas Merton's Gethsemani, dramatic black-and-white photographs by Harry L. Hinkle and artful text by Merton scholar Monica Weis converge in a unique experience for lovers of Merton. Hinkle was allowed unprecedente
LC Classification NumberBX4705.M542W45 2005
Text byWeis, Monica
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