For For readers interested in the Shakers or in Merton's interest in American religious history; a short collection.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
2 of 5worth a look
For the researcher
3 of 5worth your time
Difficulty
2 of 5moderate
His writings on the Shakers, including a talk and letters, edited by Paul M. Pearson.
How it proceeds
Philosophic2 of 5
Scriptural1 of 5
Experiential2 of 5
Sociological4 of 5
Historical4 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
A collection of Merton's writings on the Shakers, the communal religious movement whose village at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, he visited and photographed, edited by Paul M. Pearson of the Thomas Merton Center and published by Orbis Books in 2003. It gathers his essays, letters and a talk on Shaker life, craftsmanship and spirituality.
