Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton

by Jim Forest

Overview

Here is a lavish pictorial biography of Thomas Merton, the extraordinary Trappist monk whose writings--including his classic autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain--exerted a profound influence on millions. An extensive collection of photographs captures the life and vision of one of the greatest spiritual figures of the century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608330782
Publisher:	Orbis
Publication date:	02/22/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	18 MB
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Table of Contents

Preface: Meeting Merton ix

A Few Words of Thanks xvii

A Chronology of the Life of Thomas Merton xix

Pax Intrantibus 1

Childhood 5

England 17

The Christ of the Icons 25

Cambridge 32

New York City 38

Gilson, Huxley, Blake, and Maritain 49

Conversion 56

Brother John 61

Saint Bonaventure's 72

The Court of the Queen of Heaven 78

Brother Louis 85

Thomas Merton versus Brother Louis 92

Father Louis 100

Abbey Forester 111

Containing the Divided Worlds 120

Waking from a Dream 131

A Hermitage on Mount Olivet 140

Hagia Sophia 144

Silencing 155

Pastor to Peacemakers 167

Monk in the Rain 176

Father Louis, Hermit 184

A Proverb Named Margie 193

A Member of the Family 204

Asia on My Mind 213

Everything Is Compassion 222

Jonas Overshadowed 234

Afterword 241

List of web links 246

Notes 247

Index 255

Permissions 262

Editorial Reviews

Numerous readers discovered Merton through his hefty autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain (HBJ, 1948). Forest is one of them. In this considerably shorter volume, Forest introduces the many facets of the 20th-century Trappist monk whose life included not only the physical work, worship, and contemplation of a monastic community, but prolific writing as well (a partial list of Merton's works is two pages long). Forest lucidly chronicles Merton's life, illuminating it with the events that shaped it and the insights that emanated from it. Although his esteem for Merton and his contributions to the peace movement are apparent, he treats Merton's weaknesses frankly. As a result of Forest's clarity and conciseness, his work is an excellent choice for general religion collections.-- Cynthia Widmer, Downingtown, Pa.

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