Thomas Merton (1915-68) is the most admired of all American Catholic writers. His journals have recently been published to wide acclaim.

The Hidden Ground of Love: Letters on Religious Experience and Social Concern

MERTON, THOMAS

Shannon, William S.

Religion & Spirituality

HarperCollins, Publishers

The Second volume of the letters of Thomas Merton, devoted to his correspondence with his friends. They are dated from ten years before he became a monk to the year in which he died at a monastic conference in Thailand.

The Road to Joy: Letters to Old and New Friends

Daggy, Robert E.

Reflections on My Work

Christian Books & Bibles

Opening the Bible

Allen And Unwin

Contemplation in a World of Action

ALLEN U

The spiritual and psychological insights of these essays were nurtured in a monastic milieu, but their issues are universally human. Merton lays a foundation for personal growth and transformation through fidelity to "our own truth and inner being." His main focus is our desire and need to attain "a fully human and personal identity." This classic is a newly restored and corrected edition and the inaugural volume of Gethsemani Studies, a series of books that explores, through the twin perspectives of psychology and religion, the dynamics and depths of being fully human.

Thomas Merton draws on both Eastern and Western traditions to explore the hot topic of contemplation/meditation in depth and to show how we can practise true contemplation in everyday life.
 Never before published except as a series of articles in an academic journal, this book on contemplation was revised by Merton shortly before his death. The material bridges Merton's early work on Catholic monasticism, mysticism, and contemplation with his later writing on Eastern, especially Buddhist, traditions of meditation and spirituality. This book thus provides a comprehensive understanding of contemplation that draws on the best of Western and Eastern traditions.

The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation

Shannon, William H.

HarperOne

The first of seven uncensored journals by Thomas Merton, a highly regarded Trappist Monk and peace activist, covers his pre-monastic years, including his graduate study work and early ambitions. $50,000 first printing.

Run to the Mountain: The Story of a Vocation (The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume One 1939-1941)

HarperSanFrancisco

When Thomas Merton died accidentally in Bangkok in 1968, the beloved Trappist monk's will specified that his personal diaries not be published for 25 years -- presumably because they contained his uncensored thoughts and feelings. Now, a quarter of a century has passed since Merton's death, and the journals are the last major piece of writing to appear by the 20th century's most important spiritual writer.
The first of seven volumes, Run to the Mountain offers an intimate glimpse at the inner life of a young, pre-monastic Merton. Here readers will witness the insatiably curious graduate student in New York's Greenwich Village give way to the tentative spiritual seeker and brilliant writer. Merton playfully lists everything from his favorite lines of poetry and songs to the things he most loves and hates.
Thomas Merton was an inveterate diarist; his journals offer a complete and candid look at the rich transformations of his adult life. As Brother Patrick Hart, general editor of the series notes, "Perhaps his best writing can be found in the journals, where he was expressing what was deepest in his heart with no thought of censorship. With their publication we will have as complete a picture of Thomas Merton as we can hope to have."

Run to the Mountain: The Story of a VocationThe Journal of Thomas Merton, Volume 1: 1939-1941 (The Journals of Thomas Merton)

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

The second volume of Thomas Merton's "gusty, passionate journals" (Thomas Moore) chronicles Merton's advancements to priesthood and emergence as a bestselling author with the surprise success of his autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain. Spanning an eleven-year period, Entering the Silence reflects Merton's struggle to balance his vocation to solitude with the budding literary career that would soon established him as one of the most important spiritual writers of our century.

Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and a Writer (The Journals of Thomas Merton)

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The Hidden Ground of Love: Letters on Religious Experience and Social Concern

The Road to Joy: Letters to Old and New Friends

Reflections on My Work

Opening the Bible

Contemplation in a World of Action

Contemplation in a World of Action

The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation

Run to the Mountain: The Story of a Vocation (The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume One 1939-1941)

Run to the Mountain: The Story of a VocationThe Journal of Thomas Merton, Volume 1: 1939-1941 (The Journals of Thomas Merton)

Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and a Writer (The Journals of Thomas Merton)