- Published: 11 December 2018
- ISBN: 9781640091559
- Imprint: Catapult
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $27.99
From the Monastery to the World
The Letters of Thomas Merton and Ernesto Cardenal
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- Published: 11 December 2018
- ISBN: 9781640091559
- Imprint: Catapult
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $27.99
“Situated on the border between the First and the Third World, Cardenal and Merton think from the standpoint of the excluded, identify with victims of the colonial/imperial matrix of power, depict in their letters a world composed of multiple worlds. All in all, they offer us a glimmer of hope amidst the current spectacle of nationalist–separatist revivals. Through their letters Merton and Cardenal engage and transcend the deepest fears of the twenty–first century and point the way to a better future. In sum, From the Monastery to the World is both timely and wise.” —Malgorzata Poks, author of Multiculturalism, Multilingualism and the Self