Thomas Merton & Eberhard Arnold 
Why We Live in Community 

Everyone’s talking about “community” these days. Arnold and Merton say it can be lived, too.
In this time-honored manifesto, Arnold and Merton add their voices to the vital discussion of what real community is all about: love, joy, unity, and the great “adventure of faith” shared with others along the way. Neither writer describes (or prescribes) community here, but they do provide a vision to guide our search.



For both the uninitiated seeker and the veteran, this book offers guidance – and a disarming call to a renewed commitment and a deepened faith.

Зміст

Why community?
Faith is our basis
Community answers the social-political question
Community is the answer of faith
Community through the history of the church
Life in community means life in the Spirit
The symbolism of community
Community is a sign of the coming kingdom
Community is a call to love and unity
Community means sacrifice
Community – an adventure of faith
T h o m a s Merton
Two interpretive talks
Building community on God’s love
Community, politics, and contemplation
Notes to Merton’s talks

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Eberhard Arnold (1883–1935) studied theology, philosophy, and education and was widely sought as a speaker at student conferences and other gatherings. In 1920, leaving a promising career as a writer and the privileges of upper-middle- class life in Berlin, he moved with his wife and children to Sannerz, a small village in central Germany, where they founded a Christian community on the basis of the Sermon on the Mount.