A Vow of Conversation : Journals, 1964-1965

A Vow of Conversation
Author(s): Thomas Merton

The journal kept by Merton during 1964 and 1965, containing his daily meditations during the crucial and difficult period in which the permission he had awaited so long -- to live alone in his hermitage -- was finally given. These pages reveal his reflections as a hermit on the joys and dangers of a life of solitude in the woods.

Review(s):
“A very personal piece of writing blending 'heavenliness and anguish,' wherein unfolds its special appeal.” —Library Journal



ISBN:  9780374526481