How long does it take to read Merton's Palace of Nowhere?
James Finley
Merton's Palace of Nowhere by James Finley takes about 2 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 54 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1978. 158 pages, about 43,450 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The author has mined a rich vein of Thomas Merton's thought--the quest for spiritual identity--and offers a guide to the difficult journey leading from an awareness of a false and illusory self to a realization of the true self. Offers fresh insight to a major spiritual thinker of our time, a guide to our spiritual journey and a participatory look at Merton's approach to prayer and contemplation.
Subjects: Catholic Church, Spiritual life, Zelfkennis, Spiritualiteit, Christianity, History of doctrines
