AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Close
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
<a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-122326599/thomas-merton-restless-trappist.html" title="Facts and information about Thomas Merton, the restless Trappist.(Religion)(Critical Essay)">Thomas Merton, the restless Trappist.(Religion)(Critical Essay)</a>
Close
Set up an RSS feed that alerts you when new articles from Quadrant are available.
Frequently asked questions about RSS feeds
Thomas Merton, the restless Trappist.(Religion)(Critical Essay)
THOMAS MERTON, the best-known Trappist monk of all time, was accidentally electrocuted by a faulty fan in Bangkok on December 10, 1968. Unknown to all but a few friends before 1948, Merton erupted onto the wider American scene in that year with his spectacularly successful autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, which presented a revitalised Catholic monasticism as a cure for America's Cold War ennui.
Over the next twenty years Merton mutated from an over-confident Catholic apologist into an American guru delivering trenchant, but not always well-thought-out, missives on the evils of the race divide, the Vietnam War and modern industrial society from the bully ...
Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
For more facts and information, see all results
- Thomas Merton.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
- Magazine article from: Quadrant Holt, R.F. October 1, 2004 700+ words
...my anger at John Russell's "hatchet job" (September 2004) on Thomas Merton, the most significant Christian mystic of the twentieth century...to the most distant horizons of history. R.F Holt, Auckland, New Zealand.
- Holy Cross to Hold Conference on Writings of Thomas Merton: 'So I Will...
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire October 15, 2003 700+ words
...WORCESTER, Mass. -- On Dec. 10, 1968, Thomas Merton, the celebrated Trappist monk and...So I will disappear." And so Thomas Merton did disappear, but his legacy and...Disappear': Insights into the Writings of Thomas Merton." The all-day program will begin...
- The river of Merton literature continues to flow. (Thomas Merton) (Cover Story)
- Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter Hart, Patrick December 10, 1993 700+ words
...Twenty-five years after his death, Thomas Merton is still a phenomenon in the publishing...Michael Mott: The Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton. With the completion of the letters...the Ecstasy: The Hermitage Years of Thomas Merton (Orbis Press), which is part of...
- The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia.(Brief article)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: MBR Bookwatch Taylor, John June 1, 2006 700+ words
The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia William H. Shannon...and-white illustrations, The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia is the cornerstone guide...past presidents of the International Thomas Merton Society, The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia...
- Thomas Merton: Prophet of Renewal.(Book review)
- Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review Shannon, William H. January 1, 2007 700+ words
Thomas Merton: Prophet of Renewal. By John Eudes...that seemed to be leaving it behind. Thomas Merton embraced the Council wholeheartedly...timeliness about the appearance of Thomas Merton: Prophet of Renewal. It is now nearly...
- Thomas Merton & the Monastic Vision.
- Magazine article from: Church History Mize, Sandra Yocum June 1, 2001 700+ words
Thomas Merton & the Monastic Vision. By Lawrence...Cunningham refracts the complexities of Thomas Merton through the prism of his monastic...tempting with a figure as revered as Thomas Merton. Seven chapters, organized chronologically...
- Excerpts from the International Thomas Merton Society General Meeting (2005)...
- Newspaper article from: Cross Currents Bamberger, John Eudes Griffith, Sidney H. January 1, 2009 700+ words
[From] Thomas Merton, Monk and Prophet of Peace: The Opening Address at the 2005 International Thomas Merton Society General Meeting (1...Experience of the Divine Light": Thomas Merton's Path to Inter-religious Understanding...
- THOMAS MERTON AND THE MONASTIC VISION.(Review)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Theological Studies MERRIMAN, BRIGID O'SHEA September 1, 2000 700+ words
THOMAS MERTON AND THE MONASTIC VISION. By Lawrence...Cunningham begins with a recap of Thomas Merton's famous autobiography, The Seven...successfully examines significant aspects of Thomas Merton's spiritual development beyond the...
- Merton and Friends: A Joint Biography of Thomas Merton, Robert Lax, and Edward...
- Magazine article from: America Martin, James December 18, 2006 700+ words
...amp; Friends A Joint Biography of Thomas Merton, Robert Lax, and Edward Rice By James...autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, Thomas Merton dropped a note to his old college friend...Trappist monk and spiritual master Thomas Merton; the poet Robert Lax; and Edward...
- Prophetic messages.(Signs of Peace: The Interfaith Letters of Thomas...
- Magazine article from: America Hauser, Richard J. April 9, 2007 700+ words
...of Peace The Interfaith Letters of Thomas Merton By William Apel Orbis Books. 202p...ISBN 9781570756818 Cold War Letters Thomas Merton Edited by Christine M. Bochen and...published volumes (over 2,100 pages) of Thomas Merton's letters arranged neatly on a shelf...
Source: HighBeam Research, Thomas Merton, the restless Trappist.(Religion)(Critical Essay)