Thomas Merton was the author of "Man in the Divided Sea," and many other books. He was a member of the Trappist Community at Gethsemani, KY. He died December 10, 1968.
Article Teilhard’s Gamble Teilhard is a genius, a unique and providential combination of the scientist and the mystic By Thomas Merton January 30, 2018 Evolution From the Archives Spirituality Theology
Article The ‘Honest to God’ Debate Thomas Merton takes issue with Anglican Bishop J. A. T. Robinson’s book that argues that the Christian image has become inadequate in the modern world By Thomas Merton January 30, 2018 Theology Secularism and Modernity Spirituality From the Archives
Article Monk & Hunters Am I a monk the same way he is a hunter? By Thomas Merton January 30, 2018 Spirituality Religious Life From the Archives
Article Schoolboy in England Like practically everyone else in our stupid and godless society, I was to consider these two years as "my religious phase." By Thomas Merton January 30, 2018 Spirituality
Feature Active & Contemplative Orders Is there a paradox between the active and contemplative lives? By Thomas Merton January 29, 2018 Spirituality Religious Life Theology From the Archives
Article In the Ruins of New York This was the city / That dressed herself in paper money. / She lived four hundred years By Thomas Merton January 29, 2018 Poetry Secularism and Modernity