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Thomas Merton

1915 - 1968

Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was a 20th century American Catholic writer. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, he was a poet, social activist and student of comparative religion. In 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name Father Louis.

Merton wrote more than 70 books, mostly on spirituality, social justice and a quiet pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews, including his best-selling autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain (1948), which sent scores of disillusioned World War II veterans, students, and even teen-agers flocking to monasteries across US, and was also featured in National Review's list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the century.

Merton was a keen proponent of interfaith understanding. He pioneered dialogue with prominent Asian spiritual figures, including the Dalai Lama, D.T. Suzuki, the Japanese writer on the Zen tradition, and the Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Merton has also been the subject of several biographies.

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  • Cover of: A man in the divided sea.

    First published in 1946 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1956 2 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Monastic Spirituality: Citeaux

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    First published in 2005 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Reflections on My Work

    First published in 1989 2 editions — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Solitude: Breaking the Heart (Cassette)

    First published in 1988 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Sufism: The Desire for God

    First published in 1994 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Thomas Merton: a life in letters: the essential collection

    First published in 2008 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1950 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1988 2 editions
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  • Cover of: La révolution noire: lettre à un Blanc libéral suivie de la légende de Tucker Caliban

    First published in 1964 2 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Pre-Benedictine Monasticism: Initiation into the Monastic Tradition 2 (Monastic Wisdom)

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  • Cover of: Prometheus, a meditation.

    First published in 1958 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Seeking Paradise: The Spirit of the Shakers

    First published in 2003 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The shining wilderness: daily readings with Thomas Merton

    First published in 1988 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Solitude and love of the world

    First published in 1997 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Thomas Merton 1979 appointment calendar

    First published in 1978 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Thomas Merton and James Laughlin: selected letters

    First published in 1997 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Catholic Church, Spiritual life, Trappists, Merton, thomas, 1915-1968, Monastic and religious life, Biography, Correspondence, Contemplation, History, Christianity, Meditations, Christian life, Diaries, Spiritual life, catholic church, Monks, Mysticism, Cistercians, Clergy, Doctrines, Meditation, Religion, Addresses, essays, lectures, American poetry, Bible, Poetry
Places
United States, Japan, Kentucky, Asia, France, New York, Cuba, England, Georgia, Hiroshima-shi, Italy, London, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New York (State), Olean, Pleasant Hill, Scotland, Soviet Union, Utah
People
Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint (1090 or 91-1153), Czesław Miłosz, Jesus Christ, Albert Camus (1913-1960), Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (1890-1960), Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1870-1966), Gandhi Mahatma (1869-1948), John of the Cross Saint (1542-1591), Robert Lax, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Adam of Perseigne (1145-1221), Aelred Graham (1907-), Benedict Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint, Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint (1091-1153), Bernard, of Clairvaux Saint (1090 or 91-1153), Czes·law Mi·losz, Czesław Miłosz (1911-2004), James Laughlin (1914-), Jean Leclercq (1911-), Jean Leclercq (1911-1993), John Cassian (approximately 360-approximately 435), John Cassian (ca. 360-ca. 435), Jonathan Greene (1943-)
Time
20th century, Early church, ca. 30-600, Middle Ages, 600-1500, 16th century, 1918-1948, 1945-, 1959-1990, 1960-, 1965-

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  • Tomasz Merton
  • Thomas Merton OCSO
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  • T. Merton

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