Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) entered the Cistercian Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, following his conversion to Catholicism and was ordained in 1949. During the 1960s, he was increasingly drawn into a dialogue between Eastern and Western religions and was actively engaged with domestic issues of war and racism.

Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) entered the Cistercian Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, following his conversion to Catholicism and was ordained in 1949. During the 1960s, he was increasingly drawn into a dialogue between Eastern and Western religions and was actively engaged with domestic issues of war and racism.

Books by Thomas Merton

  • New Seeds of Contemplation

    Thomas Merton, Sue Monk Kidd

    E Book, 2007

    One of the best-loved books by one of the great spiritual authors of our time, with a new introduction by best-selling author Sue Monk Kidd.
  • Zen and the Birds of Appetite

    Thomas Merton

    E Book, 2010

    Merton, one of the rare Western thinkers able to feel at home in the philosophies of the East, made the wisdom of Asia available to Westerners.
  • On Eastern Meditation

    Thomas Merton, Bonnie Thurston

    E Book, 2012

    A great introduction to the religions of the East by a monk from the West.
  • The Wisdom of the Desert

    Thomas Merton

    E Book, 2012

    The Wisdom of the Desert was one of Thomas Merton's favorites among his own books—surely because he had hoped to spend his last years as a hermit.
  • Silence, Joy

    Thomas Merton, Christopher Wait

    E Book, 2018

    An inspiring gift-edition of poetry and prose from the world's favorite monk-poet