A modern-day Confessions of Saint Augustine, The Seven Storey Mountain is one of the most influential religious works of the twentieth century. This edition contains an introduction by Merton's editor, Robert Giroux, and a note to the...
A Search for Solitude: Pursuing the M...
Thomas MertonThe third volume of Thomas Merton's journals chronicles Merton's attempts to reconcile his desire for solitude and contemplation with the demands of his new-found celebrity status within the strictures of conventional monastic life.
Come into the Silence (30 Days with a...
Thomas MertonWelcome to a simple devotional for those seeking peace in a busy and noisy world. You are invited into the contemplative life through the words of one of the most popular spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Each book in the 30...
A guide to modern prayer draws on such influences as John of the Cross and Eastern desert monasticism and serves as an argument against drug-induced inner peace. Reissue. NYT.
Gandhi on Non-Violence: Selected Text...
Thomas MertonAn essential compendium for understanding Gandhi's profound legacy.'One has to speak out and stand up for one's convictions. Inaction at a time of conflagration is inexcusable.'—Mahatma GandhiThe basic principles of Gandhi's philoso...
Thomas Merton's thought-provoking book is a series of essays about various Amerindian cultures. Among other topics, it touches on such matters as the centrality of a God-given vision to what it means to be human; what happens when we ...
It can become almost a magic word,' Thomas Merton says of contemplation; 'or if not magic, then inspirational, which is almost as bad.' With these words, Merton takes us through the reality of contemplation, which is, the author says,...
Seasons of Celebration: Meditations o...
Thomas MertonThis work, originally inspired by the liturgical renewal brought on by Vatican II, contains Thomas Merton's meditations on the seasons of the liturgical year. He examines the words, songs, ceremonies, signs, and movements that are des...
An inspiring gift-edition of poetry and prose from the world's favorite monk-poet In this day of mindless distraction, we're desperate for reasons to put down our phones and reconnect with our spiritual selves. In time for the 50th an...
The Other Side of the Mountain: The E...
Thomas MertonWith the election of a new Abbot at the Abbey of Gethsemani, Merton enters a period of unprecedented freedom, culminating in the opportunity to travel to California, Alaska, and finally the Far East – journeys that offer him new pos...
Classic writings from the great Zen master in exquisite versions by Thomas Merton, in a new edition with a preface by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.Working from existing translations, Thomas Merton composed a series of his own versions ...
Thoughtful and eloquent, as timely (or timeless) now as when it was originally published in 1956, Thoughts in Solitude addresses the pleasure of a solitary life, as well as the necessity for quiet reflection in an age when so little i...
When the Trees Say Nothing: Writings ...
Thomas MertonFirst 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 c...
Zen and the Birds of Appetite.
Thomas MertonMerton, 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.\r\n \"Zen enriches no one,\" Thomas Merton provocatively writes in his opening statement t...