by Thomas Merton (Author)
An examination of the roots of the Cistercian Order, founded in 1098, its development and waning, and the seventeenth-century reforms by the Abbé de Rancé, which began the second flowering that continues today. Throughout, Merton illuminates the purposes of monasticism. Index; photographs.
Number of Pages: 432
Dimensions: 1.04 x 8.54 x 5.54 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 09, 1979