Thomas Merton on "sanity" and Christianity in the modern world
Merton's thoughts on the finding that Eichmann was legally "sane": "sanity" is overrated in a world where mass destruction is considered an acceptable way of waging war. Given the modern situation, no Christian should aspire to sanity or realism.
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http://www.tomjoad.org/eichmann.htm
Merton's thoughts on the finding that Eichmann was legally "sane": "sanity" is overrated in a world where mass destruction is considered an acceptable way of waging war. Given the modern situation, no Christian should aspire to sanity or realism.
christianity, history, politics, posttumblr, primary_source, religion, roman_catholicism, violence, war saved by: nbr
http://www.tomjoad.org/eichmann.htm
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