tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436903811282580900.post7623789387967136045..comments2023-10-15T03:50:39.473-07:00Comments on Fruitful Conversations: The Shakers: A Sketch of A Communal EconomyHarry Wykmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17294612377220546687noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436903811282580900.post-71427058198003985812007-11-14T01:45:00.000-08:002007-11-14T01:45:00.000-08:00Yup, that's why I love him so.Loving the bloggage,...Yup, that's why I love him so.<BR/><BR/>Loving the bloggage, harry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436903811282580900.post-3981690205917928562007-11-13T20:00:00.000-08:002007-11-13T20:00:00.000-08:00@Mike - Nice to meet you too.@Simon - Yes, I have ...@Mike - Nice to meet you too.<BR/><BR/>@Simon - Yes, I have read Merton's reflections on the Shakers. He gave a conference on the Shakers at Gethsemani in 1964 and held extensive correspondence with Edward and Faith Andrews, who wrote much on Shakerism. In "Seeking Paradise: The Spirit of the Shakers", Merton wrote <BR/><BR/>"...to work for God means not this business of working and looking at God, but working in such a way that your work is your union with God." - p92Harry Wykmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17294612377220546687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436903811282580900.post-27575816985764684712007-11-13T16:11:00.000-08:002007-11-13T16:11:00.000-08:00Thomas Merton did quite a bit of research into Sha...Thomas Merton did quite a bit of research into Shaker economy, or more specifically into their furniture production. He was very impressed with them. I never actually read what he wrote about it, but he talks about it a lot in his letters (The Hidden Ground of Love).Simon Moylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104899282395776572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436903811282580900.post-41621378372818934042007-11-13T13:52:00.000-08:002007-11-13T13:52:00.000-08:00Harry, Nice to meet you. I just came across your b...Harry, <BR/><BR/>Nice to meet you. I just came across your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com