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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.

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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