{"product_id":"thomas-merton-an-introduction-9780867167108","title":"Thomas Merton: An Introduction","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Merton: An Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e by Shannon, William H.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780867167108.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"He was something of a legendary figure among the old boys of his generation and he was clearly something of a rebel.\"\n\nThat description of Thomas Merton by his English headmaster influenced this captivating introductory look at the monk-writer and his works. Merton scholar William H. Shannon presents Mertons life story \"to suggest that this mid-twentieth-century writer can speak meaningfully to women and men now several years into a new century, to develop…some of the themes that make their way through his writings, and to suggest a possible order for reading his books as one enters into the huge library of Mertoniana….\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Franciscan Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45212785737781,"sku":"ByrdShop_0867167106","price":59.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780867167108_df86a48c-6f88-425c-91f7-bb4eb770ffb2.jpg?v=1779908057","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/thomas-merton-an-introduction-9780867167108","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}