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Thomas Merton OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968), religious name M. Louis, was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist and scholar of comparative religion.
May 26, 2020 · Thomas Merton (1915-1968) is arguably the most influential American Catholic author of the twentieth century. His autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, has sold over one million copies and has been translated into over fifteen languages.
Apr 29, 2024 · Thomas Merton (born January 31, 1915, Prades, France—died December 10, 1968, Bangkok, Thailand) was a Roman Catholic monk, poet, and prolific writer on spiritual and social themes, one of the most important American Roman Catholic writers of the 20th century.
Nov 9, 2015 · In 1965, aged 50, Thomas Merton became the first ever hermit of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Kentucky, which had been founded by French Cistercians of the Strict...
May 21, 2021 · Read them all, and in this order, if you can. Meet the over-confident, sometimes reactionary, convert Merton of the autobiography first. Then read his spiritual classic of monastic wisdom for ...
A monk who lived in isolation for several years, and one of the most well-known Catholic writers of the twentieth century, Thomas James Merton was a prolific poet, religious writer, and essayist whose diversity of work has rendered a precise definition of his life and an estimation of the significance of his career difficult.
May 8, 2024 · Thomas Merton is best known for being the first to create an open dialogue with Eastern religious leaders, such as Dalai Lama, and his desire to introduce their beliefs concerning humanity to Roman Catholicism.
