Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton was born in Prades on January 31st, 1915 and passed away at the age of 53 on December 10th, 1968.

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Thomas Merton Stats: The highest rated book by Thomas Merton on Book Notification is A Thomas Merton Reader, a Collection. The second-highest rated book is The Seven Storey Mountain, a Non-Fiction book.

The most read book by Thomas Merton on Book Notification is The Seven Storey Mountain, a Non-Fiction book. The second most read book is No Man Is an Island, a Collection.

Below is a complete list of Thomas Merton books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of The Journals of Thomas Merton Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
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Run to the Mountain: The Story of a Vocation
1995
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2
Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and a Writer
1996
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3
A Search for Solitude: Pursuing the Monk's True Life, The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 3: 1952-1960
1996
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4
Turning Toward The World: The Pivotal Years
1996
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5
Dancing in the Water of Life
1997
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6
Learning to Love: The Journals of Thomas Merton [Volume Six 1966-1967]
1997
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7
The Other Side of the Mountain: The End of the Journey
1998
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8
8
The Intimate Merton
1999
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List of Collections in Publication Order

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1
Thirty Poems
1944
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2
A Man in the Divided Sea
1946
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3
9
No Man Is an Island
1955
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4
Selected Poems of Thomas Merton
1959
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5
Raids On The Unspeakable
1966
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6
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A Thomas Merton Reader
1974
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7
The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton
1977
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8
The Literary Essays of Thomas Merton
1981
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9
Seasons of Celebration: Meditations on the Cycle of Liturgical Feasts
1983
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10
Eighteen Poems
1986
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11
Thomas Merton: Spiritual Master, The Essential Writings
1992
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12
The Courage for Truth: The Letters of Thomas Merton to Writers
1993
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13
A Book of Hours (With: Kathleen Deignan, John Giuliani)
2007
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14
The Essential Thomas Merton
2016
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15
Selected Poems
2020
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
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10
The Seven Storey Mountain
1948
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2
The Tears of the Blind Lions
1949
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3
What are these wounds?
1950
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4
The Ascent to Truth
1951
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5
10
The Sign of Jonas
1953
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6
Last of the Fathers: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and the Encyclical Letter Doctor Mellifluus
1954
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7
The Silent Life
1957
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8
The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation (With: William H. Shannon)
1959
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9
The Wisdom of the Desert: Sayings from the Desert Fathers of the Fourth Century
1960
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10
The New Man
1961
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11
Mystics and Zen Masters
1961
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12
Seeds of Destruction
1961
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13
10
New Seeds of Contemplation
1962
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14
Life and Holiness
1962
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15
Thomas Merton on Peace / The Nonviolent Alternative
1971
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16
He Is Risen
1975
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17
My Argument with the Gestapo
1975
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18
The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton
1975
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19
The Power and Meaning of Love
1976
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20
Thomas Merton On The Psalms
1977
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21
The Monastic Journey
1977
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22
The Secular Journal of Thomas Merton
1977
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23
Day of a Stranger
1981
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24
Woods, Shore, Desert
1982
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25
Opening the Bible
1986
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26
Ways of the Christian Mystics
1994
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27
Passion for Peace; Reflections on War and Nonviolence
1995
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28
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Seeds
2002
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29
Exile Ends In Glory: The Life Of A Trappistine, Mother M. Berchmans
2006
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30
Seeds of Contemplation
2015
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31
A Monastic Introduction to Sacred Scripture
2020
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32
Notes on Genesis and Exodus
2021
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List of A Harvest/Hbj Book Books in Publication Order (with Eudora Welty)

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ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Curtain of Green (By: Eudora Welty)
1941
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2
The Robber Bridegroom (By: Eudora Welty)
1942
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3
Delta Wedding (By: Eudora Welty)
1946
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4
The Waters of Siloe
1949
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5
My $50,000 Year at the Races (By: Eudora Welty)
1980
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List of Cistercian Studies Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
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The Climate of Monastic Prayer
1968
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The Golden Chain: A Study in the Theological Anthropology of Isaac of Stella (By: Bernard McGinn)
1972
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3
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Alphabetical Collection (By: Benedicta Ward)
1975
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4
A Second Look at Bernard of Clairvaux (By: Jean Leclercq)
1976
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5
Thomas Merton on St. Bernard.
1980
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6
Message of Thomas Merton
1981
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Women and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (By: Jean Leclercq)
1989
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8
The Lives of the Jura Fathers (By: Tim Vivian)
1999
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9
In the Valley of Wormwood: Cistercian Blessed and Saints of the Golden Age
2013
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List of In My Own Words Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
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Pope John Paul II: In My Own Words; Memorial Edition (By: Anthony F. Chiffolo)
2005
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2
Thomas Merton: In My Own Words
2010
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3
Therese of Lisieux (By: Judy Bauer)
2012
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4
Pope John Paul II (By: Anthony F. Chiffolo)
2013
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5
Henri Nouwen: In My Own Words (By: Robert Durback)
2014
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List of Thomas Merton Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
New Directions 20: An International Anthology of Prose and Poetry
1968
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Gods and Mortals: Modern Poems on Classical Myths
2001
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3
Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas
2001
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4
Called to Community
2016
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Following the Call: Living the Sermon on the Mount Together
2021
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Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton was born on January 31st, 1915. Thomas passed away December 10th, 1968 at 53 years old. Thomas Merton was born in Prades.

Thomas Merton is probably best known for their Non-Fiction Books. They currently have 32 Non-Fiction books available. The first was released in 1948 with the book The Seven Storey Mountain. The most recently released was Notes on Genesis and Exodus which was released in 2021.

Thomas Merton also wrote the Collections series which has 15 books including Thirty Poems and A Man in the Divided Sea.

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Thomas Merton: F.A.Q

When was Thomas Merton Born?

Thomas Merton was born on January 31st, 1915.

When did Thomas Merton die?

Thomas Merton died on December 10th, 1968 at 53 years old.

Where was Thomas Merton Born?

Thomas Merton was born in Prades, .

What was the first book Thomas Merton wrote?

The first book written by Thomas Merton was Thirty Poems, published in 1944.

What was the most recent book Thomas Merton wrote?

Their most recently released work was Notes on Genesis and Exodus on June 29th, 2021.

How many books has Thomas Merton written?

Thomas Merton has written 61 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 8 books in The Journals of Thomas Merton Series, 15 books in the Collections, 32 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the A Harvest/Hbj Book Series, 4 books in the Cistercian Studies Series, 1 book in the In My Own Words Series.

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