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The Waters Of Siloe
An examination of the roots of the Cistercian Order, founded in 1098, its development and waning, and the seventeenth-century reforms by the Abbé de Rancé, which began the second flowering that continues today. Throughout, Merton illuminates the purposes of monasticism. Index; photographs.
Paperback, 432 pages
Published
October 9th 1979
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
(first published September 23rd 1976)
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Dated but I love monastic history.
Only Merton could make monk history interesting and uplifting! Very well done. I have a few favorite quotes that I'll add later when I have time.
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Thomas Merton was one of the most influential Catholic authors of the 20th century. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, in the American state of Kentucky, Merton was an acclaimed Catholic spiritual writer, poet, author and social activist. Merton wrote over 60 books, scores of essays and reviews, and is the ongoing subject of many biographies. Merton was also a proponent of int...more
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