Thomas Merton Spiritual Master Author:Thomas Merton, Lawrence S. Cunningham (Editor) A one-volume anthology of the spiritual writings of the greatest spiritual master the American Catholic church has produced in this century. The selections, which are substantial in length, provide a generous sampling of Merton's vast output. — Chronology of Merton's Life -- — Autobiographical Writings. From The Seven Storey Mountain. &quo... more »t;Fire Watch, July 4, 1952" from The Sign of Jonas. From Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander. From A Vow of Conversation: Journals 1964-1965. Day of a Stranger. From The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton --
Spiritual Writings. From Thoughts in Solitude. "The General Dance" from New Seeds of Contemplation. "Hagia Sophia" From The Wisdom of the Desert. "Herakleitos: A Study" from The Behavior of Titans. "The Inner Experience" "Learning to Live" from Love and Living. "Contemplation in a World of Action" and "Is the World a Problem" from Contemplation in a World of Action. "Rain and the Rhinoceros" from Raids on the Unspeakable. "A Christian Looks at Zen" from Zen and the Birds of Appetite. "A Letter on the Contemplative Life."
Foreword by Patrick Hart,; preface by Anne E. Carr.« less