the seven storey mountain by thomas merton

Groundbreaking efforts in interreligious dialogue and engaging our secular society. Prophetic examinations the spiritual roots of our call to peace and social justice and his Vatican Council studies of alienation and the disappointing rise of what he describes as the “post-Ĭhristian church” in the United States analyses of Western society’s servitude to technology andĬonsumerism essays on mysticism and contemplative spirituality reflections on monastic renewal Reflections on renewal and reform in the Roman Catholic Church, emanating from the Second Merton wrote about 100īooks that include: poetry personal journals collections of his letters social criticism cogent Violence The Wisdom of the Desert and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Including: New Seeds of Contemplation Disputed Questions Raids on the Unspeakable Faith and He went on to write highly regarded books, To re-orient their lives and to awaken their hope. It became a phenomenal best-seller for post-World War II readers seeking spiritual insights His writings include such classics as hisĪutobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, published in 1948 (when he was only 33 years old). Photographer, and pioneer in interreligious dialogue. Merton became a world renowned monk, writer, mystic, social critic, poet, artist, He was a monk forĢ7 years until his untimely, accidental death on December 10, 1968, while travelling in Asia. It was three days after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Had boarded an early morning train in New York State and arrived late that night at Gethsemani inĬentral Kentucky. Thomas Merton (1915-1968), a Cistercian monk of Our Lady of GethsemaniĪbbey, arrived to enter the monastery located near Bardstown, Kentucky on December 10, 1941. Development, Alumni Relations & Special Events StaffĪ Brief Overview of Thomas Merton’s Writings and Spirituality.

The seven storey mountain by thomas merton