TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thompson,Phillip M.
TI  - Returning to reality: Thomas Merton's wisdom for a technological age 
SN  - 9780718841515
AV  - BR115.T42 
U1  - 261.5/6 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Lutterworth Press
KW  - Merton, Thomas,
KW  - Technology
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christian Life
KW  - Social Issues
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Christianity
KW  - General
KW  - Christian Theology
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; A contemplative critique -- Avoiding the nuclear apocalypse -- Reforming the information age -- Choosing to be human or transhuman -- Some balm for Gilead -- Conclusion: From the watchtower
N2  - We are becoming a nation of superficial and distracted consumers of instant messages and images, a state of being which does not aid engagement in religious and other deep commitments that require a sustained level of reflection and contemplation. In his thought-provoking work, Phillip M. Thompson analyses the shadow elements of technology - nuclear armaments, the bio-engineering of humans, and the distancing of humanity from the natural world - through the fascinating insights of the spiritual writer and monk Thomas Merton (1915-1968). Merton's work offers an important critique and healing re
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