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AN ASIAN WOMAN?S RELIGIOUS JOURNEY WITH THOMAS MERTON IBD

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
12 / 2021
9783030879730
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Sinopsis

Join Jung Eun Sophia Parkáon her personal quest for God and her true self through the writings of Thomas Merton. Approaching Merton as an Asian immigrant feminist in the postcolonial era, ParkâÇÖs perspectiveáis a unique one, and in this dance sometimes it is her and sometimes Merton who leads. Throughout, Eastern and Western spirituality are organically woven together in reflection on MertonâÇÖs narratives and in the examination of late capitalism, poverty, beauty, and violence. These reflections are insightful, provocative, and illuminating, particularly with regard to his androcentric spirituality, especially as it relates to his relationships with women.