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Thomas Merton

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Thomas Merton (1915–1968), Catholic convert, Cistercian monk and hermit, poet, contemplative, social critic, and pioneer in interreligious dialogue, was a seminal figure of twentieth-century American Christianity. Among his many books are his best-selling autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain and the modern spiritual classic New Seeds of Contemplation.



Patrick F. O’Connell, a founding member and former president of the International Thomas Merton Society, edits the ITMS quarterly publication The Merton Seasonal and is co-author of The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia. He has edited thirteen previous volumes of Thomas Merton’s writings, including Selected Essays, Early Essays, 1947–52, Cistercian Fathers and Forefathers, and most recently A Monastic Introduction to Sacred Scripture, the first of three books in the series Novitiate Conferences on Scripture and Liturgy.

Thomas Merton Books

Called to Community book cover

Called to Community

Eberhard Arnold
Liturgical Feasts and Seasons book cover

Liturgical Feasts and Seasons

Thomas Merton
Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire book cover

Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire

Thich Nhat Hanh
Following the Call book cover

Following the Call

Eberhard Arnold
Notes on Genesis and Exodus book cover

Notes on Genesis and Exodus

Thomas Merton
A Monastic Introduction to Sacred Scripture book cover

A Monastic Introduction to Sacred Scripture

Thomas Merton
Selected Poems of Thomas Merton book cover

Selected Poems of Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton
Silence, Joy book cover

Silence, Joy

Thomas Merton
From the Monastery to the World book cover

From the Monastery to the World

Thomas Merton
Choosing to Love the World book cover

Choosing to Love the World

Thomas Merton
Where Prayer Flourishes book cover

Where Prayer Flourishes

Thomas Merton
Why We Live in Community book cover

Why We Live in Community

Eberhard Arnold
Men Pray book cover

Men Pray

Editors at SkyLight Paths Publishing
The Inner Experience book cover

The Inner Experience

Thomas Merton
On Christian Contemplation book cover

On Christian Contemplation

Thomas Merton
On Eastern Meditation book cover

On Eastern Meditation

Thomas Merton
The Hidden Ground of Love book cover

The Hidden Ground of Love

Thomas Merton
Thoughts In Solitude book cover

Thoughts In Solitude

Thomas Merton
The City of God book cover

The City of God

St. Augustine
Learning To Love book cover

Learning To Love

Thomas Merton
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