The Merton Annual Volume 19 – The Tradition of Prayer and Social Awareness

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The ten carefully expanded essays … open up many possibilities for renewed thinking about Merton. Being grounded in a “Spirit of Simplicity,” as the essay by Dekar reminds us, led Merton rather naturally to he engagement of his Cold War Letters. Developing the habit of raising questions while still an undergraduate, this continuing mode of inquiry by Merton is affirmed in the two essays by Harford and Herron. Confronting how one is to be engaged in the contemporary world, yet remaining grounded in tradition, the essays by Hunter and Miller demonstate that Merton’s engagement always remained rooted in Truth. The good of society remains at the base of Merton’s impulses, whether he is writing about peace and war or about non-violence. … War, Hatred, Ecological Awareness, as examined in these essays, are subjects grounded in a continual seeking of God.” — From the Introduction by Victor A. Kramer.

The Merton Annual publishes articles about Thomas Merton and about related matters of major concern to his life and work. Its purpose is to enhance Merton’s reputation as a writer and monk, 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includes as regular features, reviews, review-essays, a bibliographic survey, interviews, and first appearances of unpublished or obscurely published Merton materials, photographs and art. Essays about related literary and spiritual matters are also considered.

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Categories: General Thomas Merton Books, The Merton Annual, Thomas Merton Series

Year: 2006
ISBN: 9781887752919
Pages: 465

Fons Vitae Publishing

The Merton Annual Volume 19 – The Tradition of Prayer and Social Awareness

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The Merton Annual Volume 19 – The Tradition of Prayer and Social Awareness

CONTENTS

Victor A. Kramer. “The Continuing Tradition of Prayer and Continuing Social Awareness Sustain the Vision of Thomas Merton.” 7-12.

Thomas Merton. “To Father Thomas Fidelis (Francis) Smith, O.C.S.O.” 13-14.

Thomas Francis Smith. “The Context of Thomas Merton’s Letter Concerning ‘The Jesus Prayer’.” 15-16.

Dewey Weiss Kramer. “Complementary Approaches Illuminate Merton’s Continuing Relevance for Today’s Broken World.” 17.

John Eudes Bamberger. “Thomas Merton, Monk and Prophet of Peace: The Opening Address at the 2005 International Thomas Merton Society General Meeting.” 18-23.

John Dear. “The God of Peace is Never Glorified by Human Violence: Keynote Address to the International Thomas Merton Society, June 2005.” 24-38.

David Belcastro. “Thomas Merton’s Revelation of Justice and Revolution of Love: Perspectives from the San Diego Conference.” 39-42.

Judith Hunter. “No Solution in Withdrawal – No Solution in Conforming: Merton, Teilhard, Kung and Curran.” 43-90.

Michael Sobocinski. “The Psychology of Hatred and the Role of Early Relationships in Discovering Our True Self.” 91-113.

Fred W. Herron. “A Bricoleur in the Monastery: Merton’s Tactics in a Nothing Place.” 114-127.

Monica Weis. “Kindred Spirits in Revelation and Revolution: Rachel Carson and Thomas Merton.” 128-141.

Lucien Miller. “The Thomas Merton – John C.H. Wu Letters: The Lords as Postman.” 142-161.

John P. Collins. “From the ‘Political Dance of Death’ to the ‘General Dance’: The Cold War Letters of Thomas Merton.” 162-177.

Patrick F. O’Connell. “Landscapes of Disaster: The War Poems of Thomas Merton.” 178-233.

Jim Harford. “Lax, Merton and Rice on War and Peace.” 234-254.

Joseph Quinn Raab. “Comrades for Peace: Thomas Merton, The Dalai Lama and the Preferential Option for Nonviolence.” 255-266.

Paul Dekar. “The Spirit of Simplicity: Thomas Merton on Simplification of Life.” 267-282.

John Wu, Jr. “Centennial Vignettes in Homage to My Father.” 283-310.

Daniel J. Adams. “Han Yong-Un and Thomas Merton: Brothers in Different Guises.” 311-339.

Robert Ellsberg. “Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, and the Living Gospel.” 340-354.

James Finley. “Interview with James Finley: Cultivating a Contemplative Lifestyle.” Conducted by Glenn Crider. 355-368.

Gray Matthews. “Return to Sources, Holy Insecurity and Life in a Tiny House: 2005 Bibliographic Essay.” 369-396.

Jeff Cooper, C.S.C. Rev. of The Pocket Thomas Merton edited by Robert Inchausti. 397-399.

Mark DelCogliano. Rev. of Cassian and the Fathers: Initiation into the Monastic Tradition 1 edited with an introduction by Patrick F. O’Connell. 400-407.

David King. Rev. of Original Child Bomb produced by Holly Becker and directed by Carey Schonegevel. 407-410.

Donald Grayston. Rev. of Thomas Merton: An Introduction by William H. Shannon. 410-413.

Patrick F. O’Connell. Rev. of Love Burning in the Soul: The Story of the Christian Mystics, from St. Paul to Thomas Merton by James Harpur. 413-417.

Cynthia Ann Hizer. Rev. of Thomas Merton’s Gethsemani: Landscapes of Paradise by Monica Weis, photographs by Harry L. Hinkle. 417-419.

Additional Reviews by John Smith, Theresa Schumacher, Richard Parry, Harry Wells, Mark Dannenfelser, Cathy Crosby, Dewey W. Kramer and Anthony Feurstein.

Grateful acknowledgement is expressed to the Merton Legacy Trust and the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University for permission to reproduce the calligraphy of Thomas Merton for the cover artwork.

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