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Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was a 20th century American Catholic writer. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, he was a poet, social activist and student of comparative religion. In 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name Father Louis.

Merton wrote more than 70 books, mostly on spirituality, social justice and a quiet pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews, including his best-selling autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain (1948), which sent scores of disillusioned World War II veterans, students, and even teen-agers flocking to monasteries across US, and was also featured in National Review's list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the century.

Merton was a keen proponent of interfaith understanding. He pioneered dialogue with prominent Asian spiritual figures, including the Dalai Lama, D.T. Suzuki, the Japanese writer on the Zen tradition, and the Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Merton has also been the subject of several biographies.

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Born 1915
Died 1968

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  • Cover of: The seven storey mountain

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  • Cover of: Seeds of contemplation

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  • Cover of: Thoughts in solitude

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  • Cover of: The waters of Siloe

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  • Cover of: Mystics and Zen masters

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  • Cover of: The last of the Fathers: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and the encyclical letter, Doctor Mellifluus.

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  • Cover of: Spiritual Direction and Meditation

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  • Cover of: The Intimate Merton (A Lion book)

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  • Cover of: Life and holiness.

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Born 1915
Died 1968

Subjects

Catholic Church, Spiritual life, Trappists, Merton, thomas, 1915-1968, Monastic and religious life, Biography, Correspondence, Contemplation, History, Christianity, Christian life, Meditations, Religious aspects, Diaries, Spiritual life, catholic church, Monks, Mysticism, Clergy, Cistercians, Prayer, Bible, Doctrines, Meditation, Poetry, Religion

Places

United States, Japan, Kentucky, Asia, France, New York, Alaska, Cuba, England, Georgia, Hiroshima-shi, Italy, London, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New York (State), Olean, Pleasant Hill, Scotland, Soviet Union, Utah

People

Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint (1090 or 91-1153), Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint (1090 or 1091-1153), Czesław Miłosz, Jesus Christ, Albert Camus (1913-1960), Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (1890-1960), Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1870-1966), Gandhi Mahatma (1869-1948), John of the Cross Saint (1542-1591), M. Berchmans Mother (1876-1915), Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint, Pius XII Pope (1876-1958), Robert Lax, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Adam of Perseigne (1145-1221), Aelred Graham (1907-), Benedict Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint, Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint (1091-1153), Bernard, of Clairvaux Saint (1090 or 91-1153), Czes·law Mi·losz, Czesław Miłosz (1911-2004), James Laughlin (1914-), Jean Leclercq (1911-)

Time

20th century, Early church, ca. 30-600, Middle Ages, 600-1500, 16th century, 1918-1948, 1945-, 1945-1989, 1959-1990, 1960-, 1965-

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Alternative names

  • Tomasz Merton
  • Thomas Merton OCSO
  • Merton T
  • T. Merton

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September 25, 2022 Edited by mheiman merge authors
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