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Quixotic Merton

Document Type

Review

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Merton Seasonal

Volume

15

Issue

2

First Page

22

Last Page

25

Abstract

I suspect that Thomas King's Enchantments: Religion and the Power of the Word is informed largely by his experiences conducting the "retreats and other pastoral programs" that BILL KOCH are alluded to in the biographical note on the back cover of this work. Although a scholarly book, Enchantments is imbued with a pastoral, caring tone. The repetition of key phrases during the development of certain ideas also reminds one of a retreat talk. This tone and method contribute to the purpose of King's study, which seeks to find a creative balance between the tensions of various dualities in the religious experience of humanity: ethics and spirituality, experience and authority, the passing world and the enduring Word. K

Department

Department of Languages and Literatures

Original Publication Date

Spring 1990

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Copyright

©2015 Seasonal Merton

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