Thomas Merton’s Contemplative Politics: “Nonetheless, Merton’s commitment to a contemplative politics has much to teach us about how to live and act in a time when politics seems to be reduced to shrill voices one-upping each other on Twitter and TV.” https://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2018/12/thomas-mertons-contemplative-politics/ …
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I'm magnetized to this framing, asking what are the politics that emerge from contemplative practices. But very rarely do I find people who both use that frame *and* are willing to expose themselves by supporting particular policies. It always stops short of real policy
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Which is fine, politics don't have to mean policy. But I was reading Roszak, who wrote: "...the purpose of this book...call it an effort to work out the political meaning of William Blake's prophetic poems." I got so excited. But it was vague, nebulous. No actionable politics
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