Thomas Merton

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Thomas Merton was a 20th-century Trappist monk, writer, theologian, and social critic best known for his spiritual autobiography "The Seven Storey Mountain" and his influential works on contemplation, peace, and interfaith dialogue.

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Thomas Merton canonical 9
Thomas James Merton 1

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instanceOf Catholic priest ⓘ
Trappist monk ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
human ⓘ
poet ⓘ
social critic ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
birthName Thomas James Merton ⓘ
linked to: Thomas Merton
burialPlace Abbey of Gethsemani cemetery, Kentucky, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath accidental electrocution ⓘ
citizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth France ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1915-01-31 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1968-12-10 ⓘ
educatedAt Clare College, Cambridge ⓘ
Columbia University ⓘ
familyName Merton ⓘ
fieldOfWork Christian spirituality ⓘ
contemplative prayer ⓘ
interfaith dialogue ⓘ
mysticism ⓘ
peace activism ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
genre autobiography ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
religious essay ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ
spiritual writing ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
influenced Christian contemplative movements ⓘ
contemporary Catholic spirituality ⓘ
interfaith dialogue between Christianity and Buddhism ⓘ
influencedBy Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Eastern Christian mysticism ⓘ
Saint John of the Cross ⓘ
linked to: San Juan de la Cruz

Saint Teresa of Ávila ⓘ
linked to: Teresa of Ávila

Taoism ⓘ
Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas

Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Zen
knownFor engagement in interreligious dialogue ⓘ
spiritual autobiography ⓘ
writings on contemplation ⓘ
writings on peace and nonviolence ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance ⓘ
Trappists ⓘ
linked to: Trappist monks
movement Catholic Worker–influenced social thought ⓘ
name Thomas Merton ⓘ
notableWork Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander ⓘ
New Seeds of Contemplation ⓘ
No Man Is an Island ⓘ
The Seven Storey Mountain ⓘ
The Sign of Jonas ⓘ
The Way of Chuang Tzu ⓘ
Thoughts in Solitude ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
monk ⓘ
peace activist ⓘ
poet ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
placeOfBirth Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, France ⓘ
linked to: Prades
placeOfDeath Bangkok, Thailand ⓘ
linked to: Bangkok
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
religiousOrder Cistercians of the Strict Observance ⓘ
residence Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, United States ⓘ
wroteAbout contemplative life ⓘ
interreligious understanding ⓘ
monasticism ⓘ
nuclear disarmament ⓘ
peace and nonviolence ⓘ
race relations in the United States ⓘ

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James Laughlin → hasPublished → Thomas Merton ⓘ
New Directions → publisherOf → Thomas Merton ⓘ
Meister Eckhart → influenced → Thomas Merton ⓘ
D. T. Suzuki → influenced → Thomas Merton ⓘ
Thomas Merton → name → Thomas Merton ⓘ
Thomas Merton → birthName → Thomas James Merton ⓘ
linked to: Thomas Merton
Robert Giroux → workedWith → Thomas Merton ⓘ
Robert Giroux → hasNotableClient → Thomas Merton ⓘ