The suicide of Thomas Merton: Moral narcissism, contemplative prayer, and the religion of humor

Pastoral Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 619-635

  Kramp, Joseph M ^a  

^a Princeton Theological Seminary   (United States)

Author keywords

Capps; Kohut; Melancholia; Merton; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547096727     PISSN: 00312789     EISSN: 15736679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11089-006-0056-8     Document Type: Article

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