Thomas Merton (1915–1968) was an American Trappist monk, Catholic priest, and one of the twentieth century's most influential spiritual writers. Born in Prades, France, he experienced a worldly youth before converting to Roman Catholicism during his studies at Columbia University. In 1941, he entered the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, where he lived as a cloistered monk for the remainder of his life.
Merton penned more than fifty books focusing on Christian mysticism, contemplation, and monastic spirituality. His prominent works include the celebrated spiritual autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, the meditative classic New Seeds of Contemplation, alongside Advent and Christmas with Thomas Merton and A Course in Christian Mysticism.
Thomas Merton (1915–1968) was an American Trappist monk, Catholic priest, and one of the twentieth century's most influential spiritual writers. Born in Prades, France, he experienced a worldly youth before converting to Roman Catholicism during his studies at Columbia University. In 1941, he entered the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, where he lived as a cloistered monk for the remainder of his life.
Merton penned more than fifty books focusing on Christian mysticism, contemplation, and monastic spirituality. His prominent works include the celebrated spiritual autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, the meditative classic New Seeds of Contemplation, alongside Advent and Christmas with Thomas Merton and A Course in Christian Mysticism.
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