Perhaps the Book of Life, in the end, is the book one has lived. If one has lived nothing, one is not in the Book of Life. I have always wanted to write about everything. That does not mean to write a book that covers everything--which would be impossible, but a book in which everything can go. A book with a little of everything that creates itself out of nothing. That has its own life. A faithful book. I no longer look at it as a "book." -- Thomas Merton, July 17, 1956
 In this diary-like memoir, composed of his most poignant and insightful journal entries, The Intimate Merton lays bare the steep ways of Thomas Merton's spiritual path. Culled from the seven volumes of his personal journals, this twenty-nine year chronicle deepens and extends the story Merton recounted and made famous in The Seven Storey Mountain. This book is the spiritual autobiography of our century's most celebrated monk--the wisdom gained from the personal experience of an enduring spiritual teacher. Here is Merton's account of his life's major challenges, his confrontations with monastic and church hierarchies, his interaction with religious traditions east and west, and his antiwar and civil-rights activities. In The Intimate Merton we engage a writer's art of "confession and witness" as he searches for a contemporary, authentic, and global spirituality.
 Recounting Merton's earliest days in the monastery to his journey east to meet the Dalai Lama, The Intimate Merton reveals a life lived in continuous pursuit of meaning, equanimity, and love. The Intimate Merton captures the essence of what makes his life journey so perennially relevant. "My best writing has always been in journals." -- Thomas Merton

The Intimate Merton : His Life From His Journals

Religion & Spirituality

MERTON, THOMAS

Hart, Patrick

Montaldo, Jonathan

Christian Books & Bibles

HarperOne

These letters deal directly with the monastic life, religious reform, and spiritual direction. Selected, edited, and with an Introduction by Brother Patrick Hart; Preface by William H. Shannon; Index.

School Of Charity: The Letters Of Thomas Merton On Religious Renewal And Spiritual Direction

History

Harcourt

Letters written by Merton to members of religious communities around the world reveal his reflections on monastic life

The School of Charity: The Letters of Thomas Merton on Religious Renewal and Spiritual Direction

Farrar. Straus & Giroux

A collection of articles on the American poet, essayist, religious writer and Trappist monk, Thomas Merton (1915-1968), which includes writings on topics of concern to Merton in his life and work.

The Merton Annual: Studies in Thomas Merton Religion Culture Literature and Social Concerns

Daggy, Robert E.

Kramer, Victor A.

Kramer, Dewey Weiss

Ams Pr Inc

The Merton Annual: Studies in Thomas Merton, Religion, Culture, Literature & Social Concerns

Literature & Fiction

Discusses Blake, Joyce, Pasternak, Faulkner, Styron, O'Connor, Camus, symbolism, creativity, alienation, comtemplation, and freedom

The Literary Essays of Thomas Merton (New Directions Paperbook)

New Directions

Thomas Merton, Monk: a Monastic Tribute

Andrews McMeel Publishing

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