Faith and violence christian teaching and christian practice merton thomas isbn 9780268000943 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Faith and violence christian teaching and christian practice item preview remove circle share or embed this item embed embed for faith and violence christian teaching and christian practice by merton thomas 1915 1968 publication date 1968 topics violence violence publisher notre dame ind university of notre dame press collection inlibrary printdisabled internetarchivebooks . Faith and violence christian teaching and christian practice is an excellent collection of essays by thomas merton the essays in this book reflect a turbulent era the late 1960s mertons preface is dated 1967 merton has a progressive open minded christian vision he writes about nonviolence the vietnam war the black power movement and death of god theology interesting specific pieces include articles on the prison meditations of jesuit alfred delp who was persecuted by the . In faith and violence catholic monk thomas merton addresses and critiques the pervasive christian attitude of condemning individual violence while glossing over or condoning institutionalized or state sponsored violence in part 1 he explores the christian practice of nonviolent resistance in part 2 he delivers a christian critique of the vietnam war in part 3 he gives a sympathetic assessment of the black power movement in part 4 he gives a sympathetic yet critical assessment of the. Buy faith and violence christian teaching and christian practice by thomas merton isbn 9780268000943 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders