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| PRODUCT TITLE | COLD WAR LETTERS |
| ISBN NUMBER | 1570756627 |
| CATEGORY TYPE | CATHOLICISM |
| AUTHOR/EDITOR | THOMAS MERTON |
| PUBLISHER | ORBIS BOOKS |
| PRODUCT Type. | Books |
| Summary | NA |
| FORMAT | TRADE PAPERBACK |
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DESCRIPTION
Thomas Merton’s prophetic insight into the crisis of his time revealed through these letters.
“Those who think there can be a just cause for measures that gravely risk leading to the destruction of the entire human race are in the most dangerous illusion.”—Thomas Merton
Published in book form for the first time, Thomas Merton’s Cold War Letters is a collection of 111 letters to friends, peace activists, artists, and intellectuals, written between October 1961 and October 1962 at the height of Cold War tensions. Originally distributed in mimeographed form (after he was forbidden to publish his thoughts on peace), the letters reflect Merton’s prophetic insight into the crisis of his time. As the world seemed to tumble toward Apocalypse, Merton sought in these letters—uncannily relevant for today—to create a community of concern that might raise a moral counterweight to the forces of fear and destruction.
“The Cold War Letters are Thomas Merton at his best, writing to us at our collective worst. If these letters can be understood now by even a few readers, they will help seed the ground for more miracles, equally necessary for our survival today.”—Jim Douglass
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