Social action informed by prayer: insights into the lives and writings of Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton as foundation for a contemplative retreat experience

Patricia A Amrhein

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Social action informed by prayer: insights into the lives and writings of Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton as foundation for a contemplative retreat experience

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Patricia A Amrhein. Social Action Informed by Prayer: Insights Into the Lives and Writings of Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton As Foundation for a Contemplative Retreat Experience. Wesley Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a1c7a4f4-985b-4b6f-8ca3-ad4b26455531?q=1980.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

P. A. Amrhein. Social action informed by prayer: insights into the lives and writings of Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton as foundation for a contemplative retreat experience. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a1c7a4f4-985b-4b6f-8ca3-ad4b26455531?q=1980

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Patricia A Amrhein. Social Action Informed by Prayer: Insights Into the Lives and Writings of Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton As Foundation for a Contemplative Retreat Experience. Wesley Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a1c7a4f4-985b-4b6f-8ca3-ad4b26455531?q=1980.

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Patricia A Amrhein

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Contemplative life

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Abstract

The author suggests that contemplation/action has not only been in creative tension throughout religious history but has been juxtaposed, categorized, and polarized. This has not enhanced communal endeavors. The author suggests that each category alone is insufficient. Both approaches are needed to further the ideal of a naturally balanced life, personally and communally. Grounding contemplation/action in a process that is dynamically and fundamentally part of the human condition, the author offers insights into activist, Dorothy Day, and monastic, Thomas Merton. The resulting study evokes a retreat experience that invites participants to discover a newly integrated praxis for overcoming an experienced division between contemplation and action.

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