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049 _aMAIN
100 1 _aThompson, Phillip M.,
_d1959-
245 1 0 _aReturning to reality :
_bThomas Merton's wisdom for a technological age /
_cPhillip Thompson.
260 _aCambridge :
_bLutterworth Press,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (xxi, 107 pages)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
588 0 _aPrint version record.
505 0 _aA contemplative critique -- Avoiding the nuclear apocalypse -- Reforming the information age -- Choosing to be human or transhuman -- Some balm for Gilead -- Conclusion: From the watchtower.
520 _aWe 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.
590 _aOCLC control number change - Master record variable field(s) change: 072, 650
600 1 0 _aMerton, Thomas,
_d1915-1968.
650 0 _aTechnology
_xReligious aspects
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aTechnology
_xPhilosophy.
650 7 _aRELIGION
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650 7 _aRELIGION
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_xGeneral.
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650 7 _aRELIGION
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aThompson, Phillip M., 1959-
_tReturning to reality.
_dCambridge, United Kingdom : Lutterworth Press, 2013
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