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