Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and Writer, the Journals of Thomas Merton,

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This second volume of Merton's journals covers his first experiences of monastic life at the Abbey of Gethsemani - silence, chanting, farm work, the politics of life within a community of monks - and the productive early years of his writing career.

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The second volume of Thomas Merton's gusty, passionate journals (Thomas Moore) chronicles Merton's advancements to priesthood and emergence as a bestselling author with the surprise success of his autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain. Spanning an eleven-year period, Entering the Silence reflects Merton's struggle to balance his vocation to solitude with the budding literary career that would soon established him as one of the most important spiritual writers of our century.

Author Biography

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a Trappist monk, writer and peace activist. His spiritual classics include the bestselling `The Seven Storey Mountain', `New Seeds of Contemplation' and `The Sign of Jonas'.Dr Robert E. Daggy is director of the Thomas Merton Studies Centre at Bellarmine College. He lives in Louisville, KY.

Details ISBN0060654775 Series The journals of Thomas Merton Year 1997 ISBN-10 0060654775 ISBN-13 9780060654771 Format Paperback DEWEY 271.12502 Illustrations illustrations Author Jonathan Montaldo Edition 1st Birth 1915 Death 1968 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint HarperCollins Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publication Date 1997-03-03 Pages 528 Short Title Entering the Silence Language English Media Book Series Number 2 UK Release Date 1997-03-03 AU Release Date 1997-03-03 NZ Release Date 1997-03-03 US Release Date 1997-03-03 Edited by Jonathan Montaldo Subtitle Becoming a Monk and Writer, the Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 2; 1941–1952 Audience General We've got this

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