An introduction to cistercian theology lecture, [ca. 1915-1968].

ArchivalResource

An introduction to cistercian theology lecture, [ca. 1915-1968].

This manuscript consists of a draft of lectures, "An Introduction to Cistercian Theology," by Thomas Merton. The lectures were given to the Scholastics at the Abbey of Gethsemani.

1 v.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6962191

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v51n84 (person)

Thomas Merton was born on January 31, 1915 in Prades, France to Owen Merton (an artist from New Zealand) and Ruth Jenkins Merton (an artist from the United States), and grew up in New York, Bermuda, France, and England. Merton studied both in Europe and America, and he received a BA and an MA in journalism from Columbia University in 1938 and 1939. In 1938, Merton converted to Catholicism. He taught for two years at St. Bonaventure College in New York before entering the Abbey of Gethsemani i...