First lines: "La spiritualité anglaise trouve sa source dans Saint Augustin et Saint Benoit, et c'est à cette.."
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First lines: "1. What do you think, as a poet and Trappist monk, of our technological world? What advances.."
First lines: "The general trend of all the questions is to determine whether or not the artist, writer, poet,.." Contents: 6 copies..
First lines: "I am asked whether or not the artist, writer, poet, is a servant of institutions, or whether he can.."
First lines: "These lines were written in reply to nine questions which can be guessed from the answers --.." Contents: 2 copies.
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Sans titreSee also Correspondence Section A, the "Casey, Donald J." file. Merton responds to some questions concerning the essay, "Blessed Are the Meek."
First lines: "1. To put it in other words: how can we who have the most enormous military establishment to protect.."
Published as "Notes on Prayer and Action".
First lines: "I- Yes, I'll accept The Seven Storey Mountain as a point of departure, and I'll be glad if we can.."
First lines: "is more mystical. The great popularity of Teilhard is due surely to the fact that he has been able.." Contents: Incomplete draft, pages 3-8.
First lines: "Al Hallaj est, on le sait, l'exemple de mystique surnaturelle en dehors du christianisme le plus.."
First lines: "Al Hallaj est, on le sait, l'exemple de mystique surnaturelle en dehors du christianisme accepte par.."
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Sans titreVariously published as "The Catholic and Creativity" and as "Theology of Creativity".
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Sans titreFirst lines: "Man the image of God has a vocation not only to rule and exploit the world, but to transform it.." Contents: 2 copies. «Sponsa Regis» 31: 114-117..
First lines: "Est-il nécessarie de faut-il "rappeller a nos lecteurs les réussites extraordinaires de la serie.."
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Published as "Letter on the Contemplative Life" in «The Monastic Journey» (1977). Originally a letter of August 21, 1967, to Dom Francis Decroix. See also «The Hidden Ground of Love», and Section A, "Decroix, Francis."
First lines: "Introduction [-] After the publication of his autobiographical «The Seven Storey Mountain».." Contents: «Thought» 65, No. 258: 305-322. Includes a longer introduction than the 1957 original..
First lines: "The private letters of another are always difficult, even when they happen to be written.." Contents: 3 copies. «New Lazarus Review» 1 (Spring 1978): 55-62..
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Sans titreFirst lines: "Among other things, we are here to deepen our consciousness. This is not the whole idea of our life.." Contents: «Cistercian Studies» 9 (1974): 55-65..
In the bound volume of «Merton: Collected Essays» from the Merton Center Reading Room, Volume 18, page 1.
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Sans titreFirst lines: "Even the darkest moments of the liturgy are filled with joy, and Ash Wednesday, the beginning.." Contents: Copy from «Worship» 33.3: 165-170. See D.9 for full issue..
First lines: "+ with best wishes and prayers for Lent and Easter 1959 f m Louis (page 165)..." Contents: «Worship» 33.3: 165-170. Contains a signed note on the cover by Merton to an unknown recipient..
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Sans titreFirst lines: "Thomas Merton was a monk. He was also a writer, one of the most respected of his generation, known.." Contents: «Intellectual Digest» 4.3: 57-64..
First lines: "Wie Ihr wahrsceinlich wißt, habe ich die Erlaubnis bekommen, einige Monate von meinem Kloster.." Contents: «Seckauer hefte» (Styria, Austria) 32: 13-17..
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First lines: "Oct. 9. A Moslem commentator, Zajjaj (d. 310), says some Christians, 'unable to bear the conduct.." Contents: 2 folders / transcribed from holograph journals / delivered to Thomas Merton Center 15 December 1982..
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Both copies of the preface are in English, but one was intended for translation and inclusion in the French edition and one was to remain in English for an American edition. The prefaces differ greatly. The American edition was published in Volume 28, No. 4 of «The Merton Seasonal».
First lines: "1) Eglise de Ste. Marie du Désert.." Contents: Four photographs of the Abbey of Sainte-Marie-du-Désert in France (three interior and one interior shots), three images of Cassant (one holy card, one postcard, and one photo), and a card about retreats at the abbey..
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First lines: "Dans un article remarquable MV.."
First lines: "Basis - Buddhism act out of life itself to respond to the deepest needs of man..."
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In the bound volume of «Merton: Collected Essays» from the Merton Center Reading Room, Volume 7, page 259.
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Sans titreThis file contains essays by Thomas Merton with titles beginning with the letter "B".
Sans titreThis file contains essays by Thomas Merton with titles beginning with the letter "E”.
Sans titreThis file contains essays by Thomas Merton with titles beginning with the letter "F”.
Sans titreThis file contains essays by Thomas Merton with titles beginning with the letter "I”.
Sans titreThis file contains essays by Thomas Merton with titles beginning with the letter "K”.
Sans titreThis file contains essays by Thomas Merton with titles beginning with the letter "N”.
Sans titreThis file contains essays by Thomas Merton with titles beginning with the letter "V”.
Sans titreThis Series comprises a 24-volume set of bound copies of some of Merton's essays grouped by subject. It was compiled at the Abbey of Gethsemani.
The older newspaper clippings (through roughly early 2000s) about Thomas Merton are stored in boxes in the archive. Newer clippings are either on display in oversize flip files or filed in Records Sub-Group 4iv (D.4a) under the author of the piece.
This records series contains drawings by Thomas Merton: #0100 through #0199.
This records series contains drawings by Thomas Merton: #0700 through #0799.
This records series contains drawings by Thomas Merton: #0800 through #0833.
The second page of fourteen pages of drawings in a set created for James Laughlin.
Sans titreThis records series contains video recordings about Thomas Merton. Most are lectures of speakers on Thomas Merton, filmed artistic or dramatic performances related to Merton, or films of related subjects like the Abbey of Gethsemani or themes from Merton’s writing or travels.
An interview and discussion with Tommie O'Callaghan hosted by the Chicago Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society in 2009 with an introduction by Mike Brennan and interview panelists Rev. Marilyn Hendricks and Fr. Francis Cusack, C.P.
Sans titreAn interview and discussion with Tommie O'Callaghan hosted by the Chicago Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society in 2009 with an introduction by Mike Brennan and interview panelists Rev. Marilyn Hendricks and Fr. Francis Cusack, C.P.
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This records subgroup is comprised of Merton-related artifacts that do not fit into other categories of print works, art works, audio-visual materials, or other intellectual property materials. Such items are Merton's cowl, a typewriter from the monastery, etc.
This records subgroup contains materials from the Estate of John Howard Griffin related to his unfinished biography of Merton. It was a gift of Elizabeth Griffin-Bonazzi (John Howard Griffin's widow) and Robert Bonazzi.
Sans titreThis records subgroup includes paintings, correspondence, etc. related to the Thomas Merton's father, Owen Merton, and the Merton family.
Sans titreThis Records Subgroup includes Merton Legacy Trust material and correspondence. The Trust is Merton's artistic estate and was established by him a year before his death in 1967. In doing so, he named Bellarmine as the official repository for his works. The Trust handles copyright permissions for non-published works, sets restrictions on access to materials, and negotiates usage rights with publishers.
Sans titreThis Records Subgroup contains files of John Howard Yoder in relation to classes he taught on Thomas Merton, his connection with the peace conference at Gethsemani in 1964 which Yoder attended, and a proposed essay on the 1964 conference. Conference at Gethsemani Abbey in 1964 was entitled, "The Spiritual Roots of Protest." The date range of the materials is from at least 1964 to 1994.
Sans titreThis Records Subgroup includes manuscripts and working files for David Cooper's books about Thomas Merton, including «Thomas Merton and James Laughlin: Selected Letters», «Thomas Merton's Art of Denial: The Evolution of a Radical Humanist», and a proposed book of Merton's correspondence.
Sans titreThis digital file contains a list of primary and secondary sources relating to Merton and Racism and a list of the presenters and themes of the annual Thomas Merton Black History Month Lecture.
Sans titreDigital file of the index.
Sans titreQuotation: "I have read Portrait of the Artist which is certainly a remarkable fine book, and the best thing I have read in a long time, only not so fine as Ulysses of course, but that is all written in words of fire."
Image taken from full website: https://merton.org/research/Mountain/
This virtual records sub-group consists of forms and documents that the Merton Center makes available to online researchers.
Sans titreVisitors conducting research in the archives of the Thomas Merton Center must provide biographical and identifying information about themselves and their research and publication intents by completing Thomas Merton Center Form A.
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Sans titreTyped outline notes summarizing works by St. Bernard of Clairvaux mimeographed for the scholasticate at Gethsemani Abbey.
First lines: "The community is divided into three classes- the «officiales fratres» (Cellarers etc) engaged.."
This records subgroup includes video recordings about Merton, quoting or mentioning Merton, about Gethsemani Abbey, and concerning other topics related to Merton. Most are VHS tapes or DVD disks, but there is a small number of broadcast videotape media. For more on the PBS documentary, see Sub-Section H.4. Some of the published works in this section are cataloged in Bellarmine University's library catalog. A growing number of video recordings are digital videos hosted on YouTube or hosted as a video file in the Omeka digital collections.
Sans titreThis record subgroup includes artwork created by Merton. The Merton Center holds over nine hundred of Merton's drawings. Most of his drawings and calligraphies are in black ink on paper (the quality of the paper varies from art media to scraps of notebook paper). Early items in this collection tend to be more concrete images of religious motifs, such as Christ or the Virgin Mary. His later art becomes increasingly abstract, some of which Merton refers to as "graffiti."
Sans titreThis records subgroup primarily includes audio recordings on reel-to-reel tapes of speeches and lectures of Thomas Merton. Most speeches were given in his role as novice master while many recordings from 1965 through 1968 were either conferences given to the Gethsemani community, conferences given to other groups (mostly monks and nuns), or recordings made by Merton in his hermitage for personal use. Published recordings in this section are cataloged. The reel-to-reel recordings have been digitally remastered as compact disk and as digital files.
Sans titreThis record group includes artwork, photographs, musical recordings, and scripts for plays by Merton or based on or inspired by his writings.
This Records Subgroup points to information datasets that index references in Merton's books, conference speakers, etc. It is not a representation of a physical collection, but may point to references within other collections in the archives. For example, the calendar database is a finding aid to discover pieces of correspondence by date found in Record Group 1.
Sans titreReview (by: Brennan, Michael) in The Merton Seasonal 42.4 (Winter 2017): 36-37. http://merton.org/ITMS/Seasonal/42/42-4BrennanRevMerton.pdf
Sans titreReviews of Advent and Christmas with Thomas Merton.
Reviews of The Alaskan Journal.
Review (by: Hart, Patrick, Br., O.C.S.O.) in Merton Seasonal 13:3 (Summer 1988): 18-20. http://merton.org/ITMS/Seasonal/13/13-3HartRevDaggy.pdf
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Review (by: Pike, James A.) in New York Times (23 September 1951): 3,34.
Sans titreReview in Tennessean Nashville Tenn. (7 October 1951). L.H.
Review in SaSkatoon Star Phoenix Sask., Canada (27 October 1951). J.W.T.
Review (by: Shaw, J.G.) in Ensign Ottawa ON (3 November 1951).
Sans titreReview (by: Fitzpatrick, A.M., Fr.) in Catholic Universe Bul Cleveland Ohio (2 November 1951).
Sans titreReview (by: Shaw, J.G.) in Ensign Ottawa ON (3 November 1951).
Sans titreReview (by: McInnis, R.J.) in America 86 (10 November 1951): 158,160.
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