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Thomas Merton and the Monastic Vision

Author : Lawrence Cunningham
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802802224
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Thomas Merton and the Monastic Vision written by Lawrence Cunningham and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cunningham (theology, U. of Notre Dame) explores Merton's monastic life and his subsequent growth into a modern-day spiritual master. Starting from Merton's entrance into the Abbey of Gethsemani in 1941, he highlights the development of Merton's monastic life against the cultural background of the American experience and the vast upheavals in the Roman Catholic Church, thus showing how his writings and continuing influence can only be understood against the background of his contemplative experience as a Trappist monk. Father Timothy Kelley, the current abbot of the Abbey of Gethsemani and a former novice under Merton, provides a foreword. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Man of Dialogue

Author : Gregory K. Hillis
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814684602
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book Man of Dialogue written by Gregory K. Hillis and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Catholic was Thomas Merton? Since his death in 1968, Merton’s Catholic identity has been regularly questioned, both by those who doubt the authenticity of his Catholicism given his commitment to ecumenical and interreligious dialogue and by those who admire Merton as a thinker but see him as an aberration who rebelled against his Catholicism to articulate ideas that went against the church. In this book, Gregory K. Hillis illustrates that Merton’s thought was intertwined with his identity as a Catholic priest and emerged out of a thorough immersion in the church’s liturgical, theological, and spiritual tradition. In addition to providing a substantive introduction to Merton’s life and thought, this book illustrates that Merton was fundamentally shaped by his identity as a Roman Catholic.

The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton

Author : Monica Weis
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813130158
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton written by Monica Weis and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature was always vital in Thomas Merton’s life, from the long hours he spent as a child watching his father paint landscapes in the fresh air, to his final years of solitude in the hermitage at Our Lady of Gethsemani, where he contemplated and wrote about the beauty of his surroundings. Throughout his life, Merton’s study of the natural world shaped his spirituality in profound ways, and he was one of the first writers to raise concern about ecological issues that have become critical in recent years. In The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton, author Monica Weis suggests that Merton’s interest in nature, which developed significantly during his years at the Abbey of Gethsemani, laid the foundation for his growing environmental consciousness. Tracing Merton’s awareness of the natural world from his childhood to the final years of his life, Weis explores his deepening sense of place and desire for solitude, his love and responsibility for all living things, and his evolving ecological awareness.

Thomas Merton

Author : Paul R. Dekar
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 162189018X
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Thomas Merton written by Paul R. Dekar and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-08-05 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Merton was arguably the twentieth century's most widely published and widely read spiritual writer. This book explores Merton's prophetic writings and experience as they offer guidance for spiritual seekers in their search to experience God, to simplify their lives, to live more humanly, and to shape Christian community in the face of alienation, consumerism, noise, and technology. The book includes parts of three previously unpublished conference contributions by Merton on technology.

A Monastic Vision for the 21st Century

Author : Patrick Hart
Publisher : Cistercian Publications Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book A Monastic Vision for the 21st Century written by Patrick Hart and published by Cistercian Publications Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ancient lifestyle which has been adapted, renewed, and is still being followed today, monasticism appears to some outside it as a quaint anachronism and to others as the sanest of all ways of living. Can it survive in the post post-modern world? A dozen insiders and outsiders 'monastics, academics, clergy, laypersons, hermits, cenobites, poets, and writers 'offer their reflections on the future of the monastic life of prayer and community. Contributing their insights are Michael Casey, Kathleen Norris, Lawrence Cunningham, Terrence Kardong, Bonnie Thurston, John Eudes Bamberger, Joan Chittister, Mary Margaret Funk, Gal Fitzpatrick, Francis Kline, Daniel Coughlin, Robert Morneau, Miriam Pollard, and Bernardo Olivera.

My Life with the Saints (10th Anniversary Edition)

Author : James Martin
Publisher : Loyola Press
ISBN 13 : 082944453X
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (294 download)

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Download or read book My Life with the Saints (10th Anniversary Edition) written by James Martin and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Martin’s final word is as Jungian as it is Catholic: God does not want us to be Mother Teresa or Dorothy Day. God wants us to be most fully ourselves.” —Washington Post Book World WITTY, WRYLY HONEST, AND ALWAYS ORIGINAL, My Life with the Saints is James Martin’s story of how his life has been shaped by some surprising friends—the saints of the Catholic Church. In his modern classic memoir, Martin introduces us to saints throughout history—from St. Peter to Dorothy Day, St. Francis of Assisi to Mother Teresa—and chronicles his lifelong friendships with them. Filled with fascinating tales, Martin’s funny, vibrant, and stirring book invites readers to discover how saints guide us throughout our earthly journeys and how they help each of us find holiness in our own lives. Featuring a new chapter from Martin, this tenth-anniversary edition of the best-selling memoir updates readers about his life over the past ten years. In that time, he has been a New York Times best-selling author, official chaplain of The Colbert Report, and a welcome presence in the media whenever there’s a breaking Catholic news story. But he has always remained recognizably himself. John L. Allen, Jr., the acclaimed Catholic journalist, contributes a foreword that shows how Martin has become one of the wisest and most insightful voices of this era. “An outstanding and often hilarious memoir.” —Publishers Weekly “One of the best spiritual memoirs in years.” —Robert Ellsberg “Remarkably engaging.” —U.S. Catholic One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of the Year Winner of the Christopher Award Winner of the Catholic Press Association Book Award

Thomas Merton

Author : Mario Aguilar
Publisher : SPCK
ISBN 13 : 0281066043
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Thomas Merton written by Mario Aguilar and published by SPCK. This book was released on 2011-03-18 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh exploration of Merton's life and thought, focussing on his role as a Christian activist. Written by an author who combines a contemplative life with political action, this is an inspirational book that will encourage readers to work towards a more just world.

The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780811205702
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton written by Thomas Merton and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1975 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is quintessential Merton."--The Catholic Review.

The Vision of Thomas Merton

Author : Patrick F. O'Connell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780877939917
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book The Vision of Thomas Merton written by Patrick F. O'Connell and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting Thomas Merton's interests and talents, this collection includes articles on Merton's view of faith, his monastic commitment, his relationship with his father, his interest in quantum physics, the role of nature in his spirituality, his poetry, and his dialogue with the Eastern traditions. It offers insights into his life.

The Ascent to Truth

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547537077
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book The Ascent to Truth written by Thomas Merton and published by HMH. This book was released on 2002-11-04 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of The Seven Storey Mountain explores the mysticism of Saint John of the Cross. The only thing that can save the world from complete moral collapse is a spiritual revolution. . . . The desire for unworldliness, detachment, and union with God is the most fundamental expression of this revolutionary spirit. In Ascent to Truth, author and Trappist Monk Thomas Merton makes an impassioned case for the importance of contemplation. Drawing on a range of thinkers—from Carl Jung to Pope Pius XII—Merton defines the nature of contemplative experience and shows how the Christian mysticism of sixteenth-century Spanish Carmelite Saint John of the Cross offers essential answers to our disquieting and troubling times. “For any who have the desire to look into meditation and contemplation . . . this is the book for which they have waited.” —New York Herald Tribune Book Review “For those who may be curious about mysticism, and for those who may be called to a life of contemplation, this is an excellent book.” —Catholic World

A Course in Desert Spirituality

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 081468498X
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book A Course in Desert Spirituality written by Thomas Merton and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2020 Association of Catholic Publishers first place award in spirituality Thomas Merton’s sessions with the young monks at the Abbey of Gethsemani showcase Merton’s brilliant ability to survey the key figures and synthesize their writings, inspiring his listeners and readers with what it means for the spiritual life. Like its companion volume, A Course in Christian Mysticism, this book is a collection of fifteen lectures that get to the heart of Merton’s belief that monastic wisdom and spirituality are applicable for everyone. This compact volume allows anyone to learn from one of the twentieth century's greatest Catholic spiritual teachers. The study materials at the back of the book, including additional primary source readings and thoughtful questions for reflection and discussion, make this an essential text for any student of Christian desert spirituality.

Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Image
ISBN 13 : 0307589528
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander written by Thomas Merton and published by Image. This book was released on 2009-11-17 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this series of notes, opinions, experiences, and reflections, Thomas Merton examines some of the most urgent questions of our age. With his characteristic forcefulness and candor, he brings the reader face-to-face with such provocative and controversial issues as the “death of God,” politics, modern life and values, and racial strife–issues that are as relevant today as they were fifty years ago. Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander is Merton at his best–detached but not unpassionate, humorous yet sensitive, at all times alive and searching, with a gift for language which has made him one of the most widely read and influential spiritual writers of our time.

When the Trees Say Nothing

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
ISBN 13 : 1933495510
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book When the Trees Say Nothing written by Thomas Merton and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2003 and now available in paperback to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of Thomas Merton's birth, When the Trees Say Nothing has sold more than 60,000 copies and continually inspires readers with its unique collection of Merton's luminous writings on nature, arranged for reflection and meditation. Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk, author, poet, social commentator, and perhaps the most influential and widely published spiritual writer of the twentieth century. In When the Trees Say Nothing, editor Kathleen Deignan sheds new light on Merton by focusing on a neglected theme of his writing: the natural world as a manifestation of the divine. Drawing from Merton's voluminous writing on nature, Deignan has thematically assembled a collection of lucid, poetic reflections. Chapters on the four elements, the seasons, the Earth and its creatures, and the sun, moon, and stars provide brief passages from his diverse works that reveal the presence of God in creation.

In Praise of the Useless Life

Author : Paul Quenon
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
ISBN 13 : 1594717605
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book In Praise of the Useless Life written by Paul Quenon and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2018-04-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of two 2019 Catholic Press Association Awards: Memoir (First Place) and Cover Design (Second Place). Monastic life and its counter-cultural wisdom come alive in the stories and lessons of Br. Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O., during his more than five decades as a Trappist at the Abbey of Gethsemani. He served as a novice under Thomas Merton and he also welcomed some of the monastery's more well-known visitors, including Sr. Helen Prejean and Seamus Heaney, to Merton's hermitage. In Praise of the Useless Life includes Quenon's quiet reflections on what it means to live each day with careful attentiveness. The humble peace and simplicity of the monastery and of Quenon's daily life are beautifully portrayed in this memoir. Whether it be through the daily routine of the monastery, his love of the outdoors no matter the season, or his lively and interesting conversations with visitors (reciting Emily Dickinson with Pico Iyer, discussing Merton and poetry with Czeslaw Milosz), Quenon's gentle musings display his love for the beauty in his vocation and the people he’s encountered along the way. Inspired by his novice master Merton, the poet and photographer’s stories remind us that the beauty of life can best be seen in the "uselessness" of daily life—having a quiet chat with a friend, spending time in contemplation—in our vocations, and in the memories we make along the way.

Shaped by the End You Live For

Author : Bonnie Bowman Thurston
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814688071
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book Shaped by the End You Live For written by Bonnie Bowman Thurston and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A survey of Thomas Merton's thought on fundamental aspects of monastic formation and spirituality, which also addresses some of the temptations and popular misunderstandings surrounding monastic life"--

The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780811207690
Total Pages : 1086 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton written by Thomas Merton and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1977 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With the [publication of this book], an ever-wider audience may more fully appreciate the ... range of the poet's technique, the scope of his concerns, and the humaneness of his vision"--Back cover.

Seeds of Destruction

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1429945079
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Seeds of Destruction written by Thomas Merton and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Merton (1915-1968) is one of the foremost spiritual thinkers of the twentieth century. Though he lived a mostly solitary existence as a Trappist monk, he had a dynamic impact on world affairs through his writing. An outspoken proponent of the antiwar and civil rights movements, he was both hailed as a prophet and castigated for his social criticism. He was also unique among religious leaders in his embrace of Eastern mysticism, positing it as complementary to the Western sacred tradition. Merton is the author of over forty books of poetry, essays, and religious writing, including Mystics and Zen Masters, and The Seven Story Mountain, for which he is best known. His work continues to be widely read to this day.