"The Terrible, the Merciful, the Mothers": Tracing Wisdom in Merton's Hagia Sophia and Malick's The Tree of Life.

The article focuses on Judeo-Christian wisdom tradition described in a poem "Hagia Sophia" by American writer Thomas Merton and a film "The Tree of Life" by film director Terrence Malick. Topics discussed include implications of iconography and liturgy by the poem, drafting of script of the film by...

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Published in:	Merton Annual Vol. 28; pp. 134 - 149
Main Author:	Bubel, Katharine
Format:	Article
Published:	Fons Vitae Publishing 2015
Subjects:	Judeo-Christian tradition Tree of Life, The (Film) Hagia Sophia (Poem) Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968 Malick, Terrence, 1945- New Year Letter (Poem) Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973
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