Merton wrote more than 50 books in a period of 27 years, mostly on spirituality, social justice, and pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews. Among Merton's most widely-read works is his …

Dec 6, 2025 · Thomas Merton was a Roman Catholic monk, poet, and prolific writer on spiritual and social themes. He was one of the most important Catholic writers of the 20th century. Learn more …

May 26, 2020 · Thomas Merton (1915-1968) is arguably the most influential American Catholic author of the twentieth century. His autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, has sold over one million …

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Many esteem Thomas Merton as a spiritual master, a brilliant writer, and a man who embodied the quest for God and for human solidarity. Since his death, many volumes by him have been published, …

Thomas Merton was a groundbreaking leader who challenged the hypocrisies of our age and instead offered his meditations on the power of prayer, humility and grace.

Thomas Merton (1915-1968), perhaps Catholicism’s greatest 20th century spiritual writer, captivated a generation with the story of his conversion and journey into monastic life, The Seven-Storey...

Thomas Merton (1915–1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, and mystic. Merton's journey to spiritual depth and enlightenment was deeply influenced by his study of Eastern …

Merton carried out extensive research into the sociology of science, developing the Merton Thesis explaining some of the religious causes of the Scientific Revolution, and the Mertonian norms of …

Merton was a Trappist, a member of a Roman Catholic brotherhood known for its austere lifestyle and vow of silence in which all conversation is forbidden.