The Rising Importance of Thomas Merton's Spiritual Legacy

The Rising Importance of Thomas Merton's Spiritual Legacy
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Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
Total Pages : 70
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ISBN-10 : 9781681815893
ISBN-13 : 1681815893
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis The Rising Importance of Thomas Merton's Spiritual Legacy by : Kenneth Bragan

The current renewed interest in mystical experience, which stems in part from the neuroscience claim that there is a spiritual doorway in the brain, provides the grounds for placing the spiritual legacy of Thomas Merton in the context of natural spirituality, where it fits comfortably. His journals demonstrate clearly the important part that mystical experience (what he called God-experience) played in the amazing spiritual growth and personal transformation he underwent during his time as a Trappist monk. It is suggested here that as the door to the supernatural world closes, the door to natural spirituality is opening, and Thomas Merton’s legacy could provide great support for such change. If so, his importance as a mystic, teacher, and prophet could go on rising.

The Seeker and the Monk

The Seeker and the Monk
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Publisher : Broadleaf Books
Total Pages : 217
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ISBN-10 : 9781506464961
ISBN-13 : 1506464963
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis The Seeker and the Monk by : Scott Sophfronia

What if we truly belong to each other? What if we are all walking around shining like the sun? Mystic, monk, and activist Thomas Merton asked those questions in the twentieth century. Writer Sophfronia Scott is asking them today. In The Seeker and the Monk, Scott mines the extensive private journals of one of the most influential contemplative thinkers of the past for guidance on how to live in these fraught times. As a Black woman who is not Catholic, Scott both learns from and pushes back against Merton, holding spirited, and intimate conversations on race, ambition, faith, activism, nature, prayer, friendship, and love. She asks: What is the connection between contemplation and action? Is there ever such a thing as a wrong answer to a spiritual question? How do we care about the brutality in the world while not becoming overwhelmed by it? By engaging in this lively discourse, readers will gain a steady sense of how to dwell more deeply within--and even to love--this despairing and radiant world.

The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton

The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton
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Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 9780813130156
ISBN-13 : 0813130158
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton by : Monica Weis

Nature was always vital in Thomas Merton’s life, from the long hours he spent as a child watching his father paint landscapes in the fresh air, to his final years of solitude in the hermitage at Our Lady of Gethsemani, where he contemplated and wrote about the beauty of his surroundings. Throughout his life, Merton’s study of the natural world shaped his spirituality in profound ways, and he was one of the first writers to raise concern about ecological issues that have become critical in recent years. In The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton, author Monica Weis suggests that Merton’s interest in nature, which developed significantly during his years at the Abbey of Gethsemani, laid the foundation for his growing environmental consciousness. Tracing Merton’s awareness of the natural world from his childhood to the final years of his life, Weis explores his deepening sense of place and desire for solitude, his love and responsibility for all living things, and his evolving ecological awareness.

The Seven Storey Mountain

The Seven Storey Mountain
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Publisher : Christian Large Print
Total Pages : 770
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ISBN-10 : 0802724973
ISBN-13 : 9780802724977
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis The Seven Storey Mountain by : Thomas Merton

One man's search to find his role in the world is revealed in the writer's portrait of his youthful political activism and entry into a Trappist monastery

New Seeds of Contemplation

New Seeds of Contemplation
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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9781590300497
ISBN-13 : 1590300491
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis New Seeds of Contemplation by : Thomas Merton

A collection of thirty-nine short essays in which Thomas Merton examines what true contemplation is and how it can impact one's spirituality.

Becoming Who You Are

Becoming Who You Are
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Publisher : Paulist Press
Total Pages : 104
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ISBN-10 : 9781616430566
ISBN-13 : 1616430567
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Becoming Who You Are by : James Martin

By meditating on personal examples from the author's life, as well as reflecting on the inspirational life and writings of Thomas Merton, stories from the Gospels, as well as the lives of other holy men and women (among them, Henri Nouwen, Therese of Lisieux and Pope John XXIII) the reader will see how becoming who you are, and becoming the person that God created, is a simple path to happiness, peace of mind and even sanctity.

The Ascent to Truth

The Ascent to Truth
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Publisher : HMH
Total Pages : 357
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ISBN-10 : 9780547537078
ISBN-13 : 0547537077
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ascent to Truth by : Thomas Merton

The author of The Seven Storey Mountain explores the mysticism of Saint John of the Cross. The only thing that can save the world from complete moral collapse is a spiritual revolution. . . . The desire for unworldliness, detachment, and union with God is the most fundamental expression of this revolutionary spirit. In Ascent to Truth, author and Trappist Monk Thomas Merton makes an impassioned case for the importance of contemplation. Drawing on a range of thinkers—from Carl Jung to Pope Pius XII—Merton defines the nature of contemplative experience and shows how the Christian mysticism of sixteenth-century Spanish Carmelite Saint John of the Cross offers essential answers to our disquieting and troubling times. “For any who have the desire to look into meditation and contemplation . . . this is the book for which they have waited.” —New York Herald Tribune Book Review “For those who may be curious about mysticism, and for those who may be called to a life of contemplation, this is an excellent book.” —Catholic World

Thomas Merton's Dark Path

Thomas Merton's Dark Path
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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages : 207
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ISBN-10 : 9781466801851
ISBN-13 : 1466801859
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Thomas Merton's Dark Path by : William H. Shannon

In the mystical tradition the "dark," or apophatic way has a long history. It is the way of John of the Cross, of Master Eckhart, of Juliana of Norwich, of the anonymous author of The Cloud of Unknowing, and of Thomas Merton. This dark path of contemplation that Merton followed, wrote about extensively, and considered the focal point of his life is the subject of William H. Shannon's book.

No Man is an Island

No Man is an Island
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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9781590302538
ISBN-13 : 1590302532
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis No Man is an Island by : Thomas Merton

This volume is a stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to find the meaning of human existence and to live the richest, fullest and noblest life. --Chicago Tribune

Blue Like Jazz

Blue Like Jazz
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Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9781400204588
ISBN-13 : 1400204585
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Blue Like Jazz by : Donald Miller

This contemporary classic gets a limited edition makeover with movie art and a new preface from Donald Miller. In print for nearly a decade, Blue Like Jazz has earned a coveted spot on readers' shelves and in their hearts. Many have said that Donald Miller expressed exactly what they were feeling but couldn't find the words to say themselves. In this landmark book that changed what people expected from Christian writers, that changed what people needed for their spiritual journeys, Donald Miller takes readers through a real life striving to understand relationship with God. Heartwarming and hilarious, poignant and unexpected, Blue Like Jazz has become a contemporary classic. For anyone wondering if the Christian faith is still relevant in a postmodern culture, thirsting for a genuine encounter with a God who is real, or yearning for a renewed sense of passion in life . . . Blue Like Jazz is a fresh and original perspective on life, love, and redemption.