A treasury of wisdom from the influential Christian contemplative, political activist, social visionary, and literary figure. Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was spiritual parent to a generation--and his influence, through his many books, has only increased in the half-century since his death. He was a he[...]
From 1948 to 1952 the lives of Trappist monk Thomas Merton and British novelist Evelyn Waugh were closely intertwined. During these years, Waugh became enthusiastic about American Catholicism, and in particular, monasticism as seen through the eyes of the author of The Seven Storey Mountain. He agre[...]
Thomas Merton was a man of contradictions: assertive yet elusive, committed to the stability of the monastic life but a wanderer at heart, a man who came to symbolize in a unique way his country and century. Still today, perhaps more than ever, he fascinates us with his spiritual genius and brillian[...]
A noted peacemaker reflects on Thomas Merton's lessons for peacemaking today. In this centenary year of Thomas Merton's birth, longtime peace activist and author John Dear shares meditations on Merton's writings on peace and spiritual life. "The God of peace is never glorified by human violence," M[...]
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The celebrated spiritual writer Thomas Merton remains one of the most influential voices of our day. His many books have become modern spiritual classics and he opened up the riches of the monastic tradition for many. Here, Esther de Waal devises a seven day personal or group retreat programme using[...]
In addition to critical essays that explore the harvest of new insights provoked by Merton's encounters with the ancient sages, "Merton & the Tao" presents the complete and carefully annotated correspondence between Thomas Merton and John C. H. Wu. This study of world religions through the lens of T[...]
This first collection of Thomas Merton's nature writings serves as a primer on eco-spirituality. Thomas Merton: millions know him as the author of The Seven Storey Mountain, the international bestseller and a modern spiritual classic. Now, in the first collection of his writings on nature, Merton is[...]
Traces the evolution of silent comedy through the 1900s and considers the works of the genre's greatest exponents - Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy and others - showing not only how each developed in the course of their career but also the extent to which they influenced each other.[...]
Twenty-five years before Rachel Carson published her famous work 'Silent Spring,' Lord Northbourne coined the phrase "organic farming" and helped to promote the importance of a holistic approach to the environment. His work, linking spirituality and ecology, has inspired a generation of writings fro[...]
For the first time, Thomas Merton's writings have been arranged into A Book of Hours, a resource for daily prayer and contemplation that imitates the increasingly popular ancient monastic practice of "praying the hours." A Book of Hours allows readers a slice of monastic contemplation in the midst o[...]
The first collection of Thomas Merton's nature writings serves as a primer on eco-spirituality. Thomas Merton: millions know him as the author of The Seven Storey Mountain, the international bestseller and a modern spiritual classic. Now, in the first collection of his writings on nature, Merton is [...]
Thomas Merton var amerikansk munk, mystiker og forfatter. Han regnes som en av sin tids største kristne tenkere. En bok om verdien av å leve i ensomhet og søke indre ro. Om menneskets samtale med Gud i stillhet.[...]
Boken beskriver hvordan vi kan inkorporere en spirituell dimensjon i vårt daglige liv. Forfatteren tar for seg hvordan vi kan få en stadig dypere kontakt med det hellige.[...]