Synopses & Reviews
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“[These drawings and prayers] reflect a devotional life stripped of pretense, open to Gods surprises.” Christian Century
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“Casts new and thought provoking light on [Mertons] finely written prayers...highly recommended.” Library Journal
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“Whether youre a long-time Merton fan or need an introduction, Dialogues with Silence is a great unveiling.” BookPage
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“Helps the reader enter Mertons spiritual vision and participate personally in the monks encounters with Silence.” America Magazine
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“This is Thomas Merton at his most profound: a book to linger over and savor.” Lawrence S. Cunningham, editor of Thomas Merton: Spiritual Master
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“This is a charming and welcome addition to the Merton corpus, giving us a glimpse of Merton the artist.” Rosemary Radford Ruether, author of GAIA & GOD
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“...a glimpse of [Mertons] journey never before seen. Merton fans will certainly welcome this new addition.” Publishers Weekly (shaded review)
Synopsis
An intensely personal devotional book from Thomas Merton, the ultimate spiritual writer of our time, showing his contemplative and religious side through his prayers and rarely-seen drawings. The only Merton gift book available.Dialogues with Silence contains a selection of prayers from throughout Merton's life--from his journals, letters, poetry, books--accompanied by all 100 of Merton's rarely seen, delightful Zen-like pen-and-ink drawings, and will attract new readers as well as Merton devotees. There is no other Merton devotional like this, and the paperback edition will be elegantly designed and packaged.
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The Private Merton
This intensely personal book from the ultimate spiritual writer of our time shows his contemplative and devotional side through his prayers and rarely seen drawings. Capturing the quiet epiphanies in the life of a Trappist monk who was a celebrated writer and activist, this volume offers a glimpse into a lesser-known side of this timeless explorer of the life of the soul.
Synopsis
This intensely personal book from Thomas Merton shows a little-known side of the great spiritual writer, through his prayers and rarely-seen drawings. Whether the reader is new to Merton's work, or has read and loved many of his books, Dialogues with Silence is a fascinating introduction to the artistic and purely contemplative side of the man.
Dialogues with Silence contains a selection of prayers from throughout Merton's life, chosen from his journals, letters, poetry, and books, accompanied by all 100 of Merton's rarely seen, delightful, Zen-like pen-and-ink drawings. The prayers and drawings in this collection have never before been gathered together in one place; there is no other Merton devotional like this.
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) is widely regarded as one of the most influential spiritual writers of modern times. He was a Trappist monk, writer, and peace and civil rights activist. His bestselling books include The Seven-Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Mystics and Zen Masters.
Jonathan Montaldo is the director of the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine College in Louisville, Kentucky. He previously edited one of the Merton Journals and The Intimate Merton.
"This is Thomas Merton at his most profound: a book to linger over and savor."
- Lawrence S. Cunningham, editor of Thomas Merton: Spiritual Master
--Rosemary Radford Ruether, author of GAIA & GOD
Synopsis
An intensely personal devotional book from Thomas Merton, the ultimate spiritual writer of our time, showing his contemplative and religious side through his prayers and rarely-seen drawings. The only Merton gift book available.Dialogues with Silence contains a selection of prayers from throughout Merton's life--from his journals, letters, poetry, books--accompanied by all 100 of Merton's rarely seen, delightful Zen-like pen-and-ink drawings, and will attract new readers as well as Merton devotees. There is no other Merton devotional like this, and the paperback edition will be elegantly designed and packaged.
Synopsis
An intensely personal devotional book from Thomas Merton, the ultimate spiritual writer of our time, showing his contemplative and religious side through his prayers and rarely-seen drawings. The only Merton gift book available.Dialogues with Silence contains a selection of prayers from throughout Merton's life--from his journals, letters, poetry, books--accompanied by all 100 of Merton's rarely seen, delightful Zen-like pen-and-ink drawings, and will attract new readers as well as Merton devotees. There is no other Merton devotional like this, and the paperback edition will be elegantly designed and packaged.
About the Author
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a Trappist monk, writer, and peace and civil-rights activist.Merton's works have had a profound impact on contemporary religious and philosophical thought.His journals are the last major writings by Merton to appear in print.
Brother Patrick Hart, a monk of Gethsemani and the general editor of the journals, edited volumes one and seven of the Merton Journals.
Jonathan Montaldo, the director of the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine College in Louisville, Kentucky, edited volume two of the Merton journals.