The Waters Of Siloe
by Merton, Thomas
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Garden City Books, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bce. (Book Club Edition). Some Tanning Of The Edges. The Jacket Has A Few Short Tears And Age Toning. Traces The History Of The Cistercian Order From Its Founding In 1098, Through The Reforms Of The Seventeenth Century, Its Spread To The Americas And Asia, And Its Responses To The Stresses Of The Outside World. An Examination Of The Roots Of The Cistercian Order, Founded In 1098, Its Development And Waning, And The Seventeenth-Century Reforms By The Abbe? De Rance, Which Began The Second Flowering That Continues Today. Throughout, Merton Illuminates The Purposes Of Monasticism. Index Photographs. -- Publisher Description.
Synopsis
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.
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- Seller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA) (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 026461
- Title
- The Waters Of Siloe
- Author
- Merton, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Garden City Books
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 377
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Biography; History - Cistercian Order Religious, Monasticism
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About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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