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An Invitation to the Contemplative Life: Thomas Merton. by Thomas Merton, compiled by Wayne Simsic.	Passion for Peace: The Struggle for Non-Violence. (abridged edition) by Thomas Merton.
Pre-Benedictine Monasticism: Initiation into the Monastic Tradition. December 2006. by Thomas Merton.	Cold War Letters. by Thomas Merton.
Becoming Who You Are: Insights on the True Self from Thomas Merton and Other Saints.  by James Martin, SJ.	Angelic Mistakes: The Art of Thomas Merton.  by Roger Lipsey.
Merton and Friends: A Joint Biography of Thomas Merton, Robert Lax, and Edward Rice.  by Jim Harford.	Signs of Peace: The Interfaith Letters of Thomas Merton.  by William Apel.
Thomas Merton: Prophet of Renewal by John Eudes Bamberger	The Pocket Thomas Merton. edited  by Robert Inchausti.
Cassian and the Fathers.  by Thomas Merton.	In the Dark Before Dawn: New Selected Poems.  by Thomas Merton.

The Voice of the Stranger: Three Papers and a Homily from the Seventh General Meeting and Conference of the Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by the Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
A Meeting of Angels: The Correspondence of Thomas Merton and Edward Deming and Faith Andrews   edited by Paul M. Pearson.	Survival or Prophecy? The Correspondence of Jean Leclercq and Thomas Merton edited by Patrick Hart, OCSO.
Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton Book and DVD by Morgan Atkinson.	Thomas Merton: Hermit at the Heart of Things by J. S. Porter.
Thomas Merton: A Life in Letters, The Essential Collection. by Thomas Merton, edited by William H. Shannon and Christine M. Bochen.	Seeds of Hope: Thomas Merton’s Contemplative Message. edited by Fernando Beltrán Llavador and Paul M. Pearson.
More Than Silence: A Bibliography of Thomas Merton. by Patricia A. Burton.	The Merton Annual - Volume 20.
An Introduction to Christian Mysticism: Initiation Into the Monastic Tradition, 3. by Thomas Merton, edited by Patrick F. O'Connell.	Thomas Merton: Master of Attention. by Robert Waldron.
Choosing to Love the World. by Thomas Merton, compiled by Jonathan Montaldo.	Thomas Merton: In My Own Words.
Pax Intrantibus: A Meditation on the Poetry of Thomas Merton. by Frederick Smock.	The Merton Annual - Volume 19.
A Book of Hours. by Thomas Merton, edited by Kathleen Deignan.	Signs of Peace: The Interfaith Letters of Thomas Merton. by William Apel.
Tom Merton: A Personal Biography. by Joan McDonald..	Beyond the Shadow and the Disguise: Three Essays on Thomas Merton. Published by the Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
Becoming Who You Are: Insights on the True Self from Thomas Merton And Other Saints. by James Martin, S.J.	Passion for Peace: The Struggle for Non-Violence. (abridged edition) by Thomas Merton.
Merton and Friends: A Joint Biography of Thomas Merton, Robert Lax and Edward Rice. by James Harford.	An Invitation to the Contemplative Life: Thomas Merton. by Thomas Merton, compiled by Wayne Simsic.
Cold War Letters. by Thomas Merton.	Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton. by Morgan Atkinson. (DVD)
Pre-Benedictine Monasticism: Initiation into the Monastic Tradition. by Thomas Merton.	Lent and Easter Wisdom from Thomas Merton. by Thomas Merton, compiled by Jonathan Montaldo..
Echoing Silence: Thomas Merton on the Vocation of Writing. by Thomas Merton, edited by Robert Inchausti.	Merton and Buddhism: Wisdom, Emptiness and Everyday Mind. edited by Bonnie Thurston.
Making Peace in the Post-Christian Era: Thomas Merton's Challenge to the 'War on Terror.'	Sweet Irrational Worship: Niles-Merton Songs. by Thomas Merton, performed by Chad Runyon and Jacqueline Chew. (CD)
The Seven Storey Mountain. by Thomas Merton, read by Sidney Lanier. (CD)	Across the Rim of Chaos: Thomas Merton's Prophetic Vision.
Angelic Mistakes: The Art of Thomas Merton. by Roger Lipsey.	The Merton Annual - Volume 18.
The Pocket Thomas Merton. edited  by Robert Inchausti.	May Crowning, Mass, And Merton: And Other Reasons I Love Being Catholic. by Liz Kelly.
Thomas Merton's Gethsemani: Landscapes of Paradise. by Harry L. Hinkle and Monica Weis.	In the Dark Before Dawn: New Selected Poems. by Thomas Merton, edited with an introduction by Lynn Szabo.
Cassian and the Fathers: Initiation into the Monastic Tradition. by Thomas Merton, edited by Patrick F. O'Connell.	Thomas Merton: An Introduction. by William H. Shannon.
Love Burning in the Soul : The Story of Christian Mystics from Saint Paul to Thomas Merton. by James Harpur.	Listening to Islam: With Thomas Merton, Sayyid Qutb, Kenneth Cragg And Ziauddin Sardar: Praise, Reason And Reflection. by John Watson.
No Abiding Place: Thomas Merton and the Search for God. by Fred Herron.	Thomas Merton : I Have Seen What I Was Looking For, Selected Spiritual Writings. edited by M. Basil Pennington.
Engaging the World with Merton: On Retreat in Tom's Hermitage. by M. Basil Pennington.	A Year With Thomas Merton: Daily Meditations From His Journals Compiled by Jonathan Montaldo
Merton: A Film Biography DVD Version by Paul Wilkes	Peace In The Post-Christian Era. by Thomas Merton, edited by Patricia A. Burton.
Seeking Paradise: The Spirit of the Shakers. Edited and Introduced by Paul M Pearson.	Encounters with Merton. by Henri Nouwen.
Gethsemani. by Morgan Atkinson.	The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage: Flannery O'Connor, Thomas Merton, Walker Percy and Dorothy Day. by Paul Elie.
When the Trees Say Nothing: Writings on Nature. by Thomas Merton; edited by Kathleen Deignan.	Merton and Hesychasm: The Prayer of the Heart. edited by Bernadette Dieker and Jonathan Montaldo.
The Inner Experience : Notes on Contemplation. by Thomas Merton; edited by William H. Shannon.	New Seeds of Contemplation. by Thomas Merton.
Merton's Palace of Nowhere. by James Finley.	The Vision of Thomas Merton. edited by Patrick F. O'Connell.
Merton and Judaism: Holiness in Words. Edited by Beatrice Bruteau.	Thomas Merton and Thich Nhat Hanh: Engaged Spirituality in an Age of Globalization. by Robert H. King.

Seeking Paradise: The Spirit of the Shakers.
 by Thomas Merton.

 Seeking Paradise: The Spirit of the Shakers

Thomas Merton's Letters

Hidden Ground of Love. Selected and Edited by William H Shannon.

Hidden Ground of Love.

Road to Joy. Selected and Edited by Robert E Daggy.

Road to Joy

School of Charity. Selected and Edited by Patrick Hart.

School of Charity

Courage for Truth. Selected and Edited by Christine M Bochen.

Courage for Truth

Witness to Freedom. Selected and Edited by William H Shannon.

Witness to Freedom

Thomas Merton's Journals

• Run to the Mountain: The Story of a Vocation. Edited by Patrick Hart.
  Run to the Mountain

• Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and Writer. Edited by Jonathan Montaldo.
  Entering the Silence

• A Search for Solitude: Pursuing the Monk's True Life. Edited by Lawrence S. Cunningham.
  A Search for Solitude

• Turning Toward the World: The Pivotal Years. Edited by Victor A. Kramer.
  Turning Toward the World

• Dancing in the Water of Life: Seeking Peace in the Hermitage. Edited by Robert E. Daggy.
  Dancing in the Water of Life

• Learning to Love: Exploring Solitude and Freedom. Edited by Christine M. Bochen.
  Learning to Love

• The Other Side of the Mountain: The End of the Journey. Edited by Brother Patrick Hart.
  The Other Side of the Mountain

• The Intimate Merton. Edited by Brother Patrick Hart and Jonathan Montaldo.
  The Intimate Merton

Thomas Merton's Poetry

Selected Poems of Thomas Merton

Recommended Books Written by Thomas Merton

Other books of interest

Journeys into Emptiness : Dogen, Merton, Jung, and the Quest for Transformation by Robert Jingen Gunn .

Thomas Merton : Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters Series) by Christine Bochen.

Thomas Merton's Paradise Journey: Writings on Contemplation by William H. Shannon.

Merton and Sufism: The Untold Story edited by Gray Henry and Robert Baker.

Thomas Merton and the Monastic Vision by Lawrence S. Cunningham.

15 Days of Prayer With Thomas Merton by Andre Gozier.

The Sound of Listening : A Retreat Journal from Thomas Merton's Hermitage by John Dear.

Running to the Mountain : A Journey of Faith and Change by Jon Katz .

Heretic Blood : The Spiritual Geography of Thomas Merton by Michael Higgins.

Thomas Merton: Poet, Prophet, Priest by Jennifer Fisher Bryant.

Mornings with Thomas Merton: Readings and Reflections selected by John C. Blattner.

Thomas Merton's American Prophecy by Robert Inchausti.

Praying with Thomas Merton by Wayne Simsic.

Striving Towards Being: The Letters of Thomas Merton and Czeslaw Milosz

Thomas Merton and James Laughlin: Selected Letters edited by David D Cooper

Why We Live in Community by Eberhard Arnold and Thomas Merton

The Merton Annual

The Merton Annual publishes articles about Thomas Merton and about matters of major concern in his life and work. Its purpose is to continue to develop his message for our times and to provide a regular outlet for substantial Merton-related scholarship. The Merton Annual includes as regular features reviews, review-essays, a bibliographic survey, interviews, and first appearances of unpublished, or obscurely published, Merton materials, photographs, and art.

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