"The moment of takeoff was ecstatic...joy. We left the ground—I with Christian mantras and a great sense of destiny, of being at last on my true way after years of waiting and wondering..." With these words, dated October 15. 1968, the late Father Thomas Merton recorded the beginning of his fateful journey to the Orient. His travels led him from Bangkok, through India to Ceylon, and back agai…
Boulay, Shirley du. Beyond the Darkness: A Biography of Bede Griffiths. London, Rider Books, 1998. 16cm x 24cm. 308 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket and protective collector's - Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Includes for example the following chapters: An Edwardian Childhood, 1906-24 / Athletes and Aesthetes, Oxford 1925-29 / Eastington, 1930 / Love…
Robert Heilbroner's book follows in the trajectory of his well-known The Future As History and other explorations in political economy. Briefly, and with great power, he develops the global predicament of man today, confronted with runaway populations, obliterative weaponry, and a closing environmental vise. From these familiar problems, Professor Heilbroner extracts unfamiliar conclusions that…