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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: The seven storey mountain

    First published in 1948 39 editions in 6 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition sevenstoreymoun000mert Cover of edition sevenstoreymount00mertrich Cover of edition sevenstoreymount00thom
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  • Cover of: No man is an island

    First published in 1955 27 editions in 4 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition isbn_9780760738351 Cover of edition nomanisisland0000unse
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  • Cover of: Seeds of contemplation

    First published in 1949 26 editions in 8 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition seedsofcontempla0000mert Cover of edition semidicontemplaz0000mert Cover of edition seedsofcontempla0000unse Cover of edition seedsofcontempla00mert Cover of edition seedsofcontempla0000mert_o4e6
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  • Cover of: Thoughts in solitude

    First published in 1958 24 editions in 3 languages — 7 previewable Cover of edition thoughtsinsoli0000unse Cover of edition thoughtsinsolitu0000mert_s1y1 Cover of edition thoughtsinsolitu0000mert Cover of edition thoughtsinsolitu00mert Cover of edition thoughtsinsolitu00thom Cover of edition thoughtssolitude00mert
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  • Cover of: The waters of Siloe.

    First published in 1949 19 editions in 4 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition watersofsiloe0000mert
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  • Cover of: Bread in the wilderness.

    First published in 1953 18 editions in 5 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition breadinwildernes00mert Cover of edition breadinwildernes0000mert_z5f4
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  • Cover of: The Sign of Jonas

    First published in 1953 18 editions in 5 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition signofjonas00mert_0 Cover of edition signofjonas0000mert Cover of edition signofjonas00mertrich
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  • Cover of: The ascent to truth

    First published in 1951 15 editions in 4 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition ascenttotruth0000mert_t0n1 Cover of edition ascenttotruth0000mert_o9h5 Cover of edition ascenttotruth00mert Cover of edition ascenttotruth0000mert_j0s9
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  • Cover of: The Living Bread

    First published in 1956 14 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition livingbread00mert
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  • Cover of: The new man.

    First published in 1961 14 editions in 3 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition newman0000mert_c5s8 Cover of edition newman00mert Cover of edition newman00thom
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  • Cover of: The silent life

    First published in 1957 14 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition silentlife0000mert_t0m6
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  • Cover of: Mystics and Zen masters.

    First published in 1967 13 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition mysticszenmaster00mert Cover of edition mysticszenmaster00mert_0
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  • Cover of: The way of Chuang Tzu

    First published in 1968 13 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition wayofchuangtzu00mert
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  • Cover of: The Wisdom of the Desert: Sayings from the Desert Fathers of the Fourth Century (Shambhala Library)

    First published in 1960 12 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition wisdomofdesertsa0000mert Cover of edition wisdomofdesertsa0000unse Cover of edition wisdomofdesert00mert
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  • Cover of: The last of the Fathers: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and the encyclical letter, Doctor Mellifluus.

    First published in 1954 12 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Dialogues with Silence: Prayers and Drawings

    First published in 2001 11 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Intimate Merton (A Lion book)

    First published in 1999 11 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition intimatemertonhi00mert Cover of edition intimatemertonhi00mert_770
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  • Cover of: Spiritual Direction and Meditation

    First published in 1960 11 editions in 4 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition spiritualdirecti0000mert_t3g7 Cover of edition spiritualdirecti0000mert
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  • Cover of: New Seeds of Contemplation

    First published in 1962 10 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition newseedsofcontem00mert
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  • Cover of: Contemplative prayer

    First published in 1969 10 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition contemplativepra0000mert_w2o8
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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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