Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations about Merton

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
Orberson-David-Edward-2017 "Thomas Merton: Evil, Suffering, Zen and the Purified Soul Theodicy." Item 2017
Oconnor-Margaret-1998 "A Voice from the Hills: Thomas Merton: Poet, Monk, Prophet." (O'Connor, Margaret: 1998) Item 1998
OSullivan-Colleen-RSJ-2006 "Thomas Merton and the Towers of Babel." (O'Sullivan, Colleen, R.S.J.: 2006) Item 2006
ONeill-Chris-1988 "Meditations with Merton." (O'Neill, Chris: 1988) Item 1988
Oh-Bang-Sik-1992 "Contemplation in the Writings of Thomas Merton: A Developmental Hermeneutic." (Oh, Bang-Sik: 1992) Item 1992
Oh-Bang-Sik-2001 "Thomas Merton's Contribution to the Theology of Hope: A Contextual, Diachronic and Analytical-Synthetic Study." (Oh, Bang-Sik: 2001) Item 2001
Page-Christopher-2001 "A Feast of Straw: The Nature Mysticism of Thomas Merton." (Page, Christopher: 2001) Item 2001
Park-Jaechan-Anselmo-2018 "Spiritual Growth and Healing Through Monastic Experience: A South Korean Benedictine Exploration of the Monastery Stay Experience." (Park, Jaechan Anselmo: 2013) Item 2013 View
Park-Young-Mann-1995 "Thomas Merton's Prayer: From an Asian Christian Perspective." (Park, Young Mann: 1995) Item 2018
Peach-Robert-Kammer-2008 "'Into the Cavern': A Study of Consciousness through the Lens of Thomas Merton's Mystical Poetics." (Peach, Robert Kammer: 2008) Item 2008
Pearson-Paul-M-1997 "Research on Research: A Bibliography of Theses and Dissertations about Thomas Merton." (Pearson, Paul M.: 1998) Item 2008
Pearson-Paul-M-1998 "Man's Approach to God in the Writings of Thomas Merton." (Pearson, Paul M.: 1985) Item 2022
Phalen-Roxann-1980 "Thomas Merton: Journey into Solitude." (Phalen, Roxann: 1980) Item 1980
Poston-Ronald-G-1986 "In Fact There Is A Choice: Thomas Merton and American Critical Romanticism." (Poston, Ronald G.: 1986) Item 1986
Redekop-Stephanie-2015 "The Rebellion of the Saints: Blakean Spiritual Resistance in the Poetry of Thomas Merton." (Redekop, Stephanie: 2015) Item 2015
Regan-Carol-1988 "Immortal Diamond: A Comparative View of the Stages of Human Development in the Writings of Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and Thomas Merton." (Regan, Carol: 1988) Item 1988
Richards-Cara-Rochelle-Smith-2007 "The Contemplative Tradition: Living Authentically in a Complex World." (Richards, Cara Rochelle Smith: 2007) Item 2007
Richardson-Gregg-A-1986 "Two Experiences in the Life of Thomas Merton and their Effect on his Spiritual Goal." (Richardson, Gregg A.: 1986) Item 1986
Rivera-Mary-Anne-2004 "Jubilee magazine and the development of a Vatican II ecclesiology." (Rivera, Mary Anne: 2004) Item 2004
Roadcup-Alisa-Miriam-2003 "Thomas Merton's Theology of the Self as Influenced by Christian Mysticism and Zen Buddhism." (Roadcup, Alisa Miriam: 2003) Item 2003
Robinson-Richard-D-1982 "Thomas Merton: Three Primary Images, One Centered Identity." (Robinson, Richard D.: 1982) Item 2020
Saint-Elizabeth-of-the-Cross-Sister-1951-ma "Thomas Merton, Social Critic of the Times." (Saint Elizabeth of the Cross, Sister: 1951) Item 1951
Saint-Elizabeth-of-the-Cross-Sister-1951-phd "Thomas Merton, Poet and Prose Writer." (Saint Elizabeth of the Cross, Sister: 1951) Item 1951
Sampson-James-1986 "Thomas Merton's Paradigm of the Spiritual Life: Journey from the False Self to the True Self." (Sampson, James: 1986) Item 1986
Santasilia-Stefano-2002 "Mistica ed Etica in Thomas Merton." (Santasilia, Stefano: 2002) Item 2002
Sawtelle-Mary-Elizabeth-1990 "Guided Research: Merton, Monasticism, and the World." (Sawtelle, Mary Elizabeth: 1990) Item 1990
Scaccia-Michael-2020 "Poems in Interreligious Dialogue: Searching for God in the Poetry of Ku Sang and Thomas Merton." (Scaccia, Michael: 2020) Item 2020 View
Schmittle-Mark-Sax-2018 "Thomas Merton: Mystic or Mystique - An Alternative View of a Would-be Mystic, Reformer, Zen Master." (Schmittle, Mark Sax: 2018) Item 2018
Serran-Pagan-y-Fuentes-Cristobal-2003 "Mystical Vision And Prophetic Voice In St. John Of The Cross: Towards A Mystical Theology Of Final Integration." (Serran-Pagan y Fuentes, Cristobal: 2003) Item 2003
Shaffer-Timothy-Joseph-2006 "A Secret Son of Francis: The Franciscan Influence in the Thought and Writings of Thomas Merton." (Shaffer, Timothy Joseph: 2006) Item 2006
Siek-Pawel-2004 "The Life and Theology of Thomas Merton." (Siek, Pawel: 2004) Item 2004
Skinner-Trey-2007 "Becoming Through Paradox: Thomas Merton's Spiritual and Vocational Discernment." (Skinner, Trey: 2007) Item 2007
Skowronski-Marek-1992 "Milczenie Jako Czynnik Integrujacy Zycie Wewnetrzne Wedlug Tomasza Merton." (Skowronski, Marek: 1992) Item 1992
Solis-Carol-W-2017 "Dynamic Synergy and Liberating Balance: The Friendship of Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton." (Solis, Carol W.: 2017) Item 2017
Spence-Roger-Earl-1976 "Meditation, Counseling and the Theology of Thomas Merton." (Spence, Roger Earl: 1976) Item 1976
Steyn-Helena-Christian-1988 "Thomas Merton and Theravada Buddhism - A Comparative Study of Religious Experience." (Steyn, Helena Christian: 1988) Item 1988
Stockwell-Mary-1984 "In the Presence of Tradition: Speculative Catholic Theology in Modern America." (Stockwell, Mary: 1984) Item 1984
Summerfield-Michael-L-1981 "Thomas Merton: A Peaceable Kingdom." (Summerfield, Michael L.: 1981) Item 1981
Tae-Hoon-Kim-2009 "The Spirituality of Thomas Merton: True Self and False Self." (Tae-Hoon, Kim: 2009) Item 2009
Tam-Ekman-Pui-Chuen-2001 "The Influence of Zen-Taoism on Thomas Merton's View of Contemplation." (Tam, Ekman Pui-Chuen: 2001) Item 2001
Tarpley-Kent-W-1974 "Merton, the Contemplative Life: A Study in the Writings of Thomas Merton." (Tarpley, Kent W.: 1974) Item 1974
Thompson-Michael-Trent-2015 "Living in Lectio: Praying with Their Pens (Catholic Writers and the Sacramental Worldview)." (Thompson, Michael Trent: 2015) Item 1997
Thompson-Phillip-Marshall-1999 "The Searchers: Twentieth Century Catholic Intellectuals and the Transformation of the Church's Engagement with Science and Technology." (Thompson, Phillip Marshall: 1999) Item 1999
Treon-Richard-T-1962 "Thomas Merton: A Prophet For Our Time." (Treon, Richard T.: 1962) Item 1962
Truitt-Gordon-Edward-1981 "A Historical and Theological Analysis of the Main Trends of the Catholic Theology of Prayer in the United States, 1949-1975." (Truitt, Gordon Edward: 1981) Item 1981
Turek-Hubert-2011 "Motyw Biblijnego Jonasza W ŻYciu I Twórczości Tomasza Mertona." (Turek, Hubert: 2011) Item 2011
Ullmann-François-1986 "Transpoésie - Thomas Merton." (Ullmann, François: 1986) Item 1986
Usery-Jimmie-Dean-2001 "An Inquiry into Thomas Merton's Search for the True Self: A Study of the Journals." (Usery, Jimmie Dean: 2001) Item 2001
Verploegen-Nicki-1983 "Technology and Transformation in the Works of Thomas Merton." (Verploegen, Nicki: 1983) Item 1983
Vickers-Michael-A-1985 "The Christian as Peacemaker: Thomas Merton's Synthesis of Contemplation and Action." (Vickers, Michael A.: 1985) Item 1985
Vujica-Vikica-2019 "Misticismo Per il Dialogo Interreligioso: Una Proposta Attraverso Gli Studi di Raimon Panikkar e Thomas Merton." (Vujica, Vikica: 2019) Item 2019
Watson-Thomas-L-1979 "Thomas Merton: Christian renewalist." (Watson, Thomas L.: 1979) Item 1979
Weber-Samuel-F-1975 "The Scriptural Basis for Thomas Merton's Writings on Prayer." (Weber, Samuel F.: 1975) Item 1975
Wheeler-Elizabeth-2022 "Stillillhet och Ensamhet: Een Studie I Thomas Mertons Syn På Mystiken." (Wheeler, Elizabeth: 2022) Item 2022
Whelan-James-1969 "A Proposed Strategy of Non-violence: An Inquiry into the Published Writings of Thomas Merton 1915-1968." (Whelan, James: 1969) Item 1969
Whitley-William-Stacey-2007 "The Tower of Babel." (Whitley, William Stacey: 2007) Item 2007
Abair-Cynthia-Sue-1997 "Contemplation and Community: Paradoxical Themes in Thomas Merton's Prose." (Abair, Cynthia Sue: 1997) Item 1997
Williams-A-Susanne-1982 "Eastern Spiritual Thought in Contemporary America." (Williams, A. Susanne: 1982) Item 1982
Wilson-Nettie-Hadden-1997 "The Hidden Self: The Deep Currents of Albert Camus and Thomas Merton." (Wilson, Nettie Hadden: 1997) Item 1997
Žvanut-Miran-2012 "‘When I Run, I Feel God's Pleasure’: Long-distance Running as an Ascetical Practice Based on Monastic Experience and Thomas Merton's Approach to Asceticism." (Žvanut, Miran: 2012) Item 2012
Adams-Robert-Patrick-1989 "The Notion of Authority in the Thought of Thomas Merton with Special Emphasis on Racism and War." (Adams, Robert Patrick: 1989) Item 2001
Anderson-Brian-P-2015 "Solitude and Silence: A Pathway to the Divine." (Anderson, Brian P.: 2015) Item 1979
Anderson-Deborah-L-1991 "Thomas Merton and the Spiritual Formation of Peacemakers." (Anderson, Deborah L.: 1991) Item 1984
Anderson-Walter-Patterson-1998 "Incongruence between Self-Concept and Experience: The Case of Thomas Merton." (Anderson, Walter Patterson: 1998) Item 2015
Araujo-Luiz-Gonzaga-Sampaio-de-1999 "Kénosis e Compaixão: Perspectivas de Diálogo Inter- Religioso Entre Cristianismo e Budismo a Partir das Contribuições de Thomas Merton e Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki." (Araujo, Luiz Gonzaga Sampaio de: 1999) Item 1999
Arter-Margaret-Helen-2004 "The Ends and Means of the Life of Thomas Merton: From Mysticism to Humanism." (Arter, Margaret Helen: 2004) Item 2004
Bauman-B-1994 "Thomasa Mertona - Studium Psycho-biograficzne W Swietle Teorii Dezintegraci Pozytywnej Kazimierza Dabrowskiego." (Bauman, B.: 1994) Item 1994
Beglo-Barton-1979 "Violence and the Worshipping Community with Particular Reference to Daniel Berrigan and Thomas Merton." (Beglo, Barton: 1979) Item 1979
Beishline-Rob-1991 "Words Spoken in Silence: Thomas Merton's Journey of Faith." (Beishline, Rob: 1991) Item 1991
Bellerman-James-David-Ayer-1997 "The Challenge of Engagement: Centrality and Expansion in the Theology of Thomas Merton." (Bellerman, James David Ayer: 1997) Item 1997
Blackwell-Thomas-2005 "How did Thomas Merton Understand the Contemplative Life as Leading to a Life of Active Engagement with the World?" (Blackwell, Thomas: 2005) Item 2005
Boswell-Marc-Jonathan-2015 "God in Whiteface: White Supremacy, Salvific Myths, and Ironic Redemption." (Boswell, Marc Jonathan: 2015) Item 2015
Briere-Jacques-1974 "Thomas Merton: Cheminement et Attitudes Monastiques." (Briere, Jacques: 1974) Item 1974
Brighouse-Diana-1997 "A Cataphatic Theology with an Apophatic Approach: A Critique of the Spirituality of Thomas Merton." (Brighouse, Diana: 1997) Item 1997
Brownsberger-John-A-1990 "Christian Meditation: Its Value and Relationship to a New Testament View of Discipleship." (Brownsberger, John A.: 1990) Item 1990
Brzezinski-Zigmund-J-1999 "Thomas Merton on Abuse of Language." (Brzezinski, Zigmund J.: 1999) Item 1999
Centner-David-J-1972 "The Influence of St. John of the Cross in the Writings of Thomas Merton." (Centner, David J.: 1972) Item 1972
Chan-Pui-Fun-Doris-2005 "Contemplation and Action: Thomas Merton's Understanding of Kenotic Christ." (Chan, Pui Fun Doris: 2005) Item 2005
Coombs-Marie-1996 "Mystery Hidden Yet Revealed: A Study of the Interrelationship of Transcendence, Self-Actualization and Creative Expression, with Reference to the Lives and the Works of Thomas Merton and Georgia O'Keeffe." (Coombs, Marie: 1996) Item 1996
Cousineau-Monique-1971 "La Theologie de la Paix Selon Thomas Merton: Un Cheminement Spirituel." (Cousineau, Monique: 1971) Item 1971
Cousins-Patrick-2015 "Prometheus and Promethean Theology in the Thought of Thomas Merton." (Cousins, Patrick: 2015) Item 2015 View
Dat-Tien-Vu-Joseph-1986 "The Recovery of Paradise: A Search for the Self According to Thomas Merton." (Dat-Tien-Vu, Joseph: 1986) Item 1986
Davis-Adam-2009 "Recovering the Face of God: The Mystical Journey of Thomas Merton." (Davis, Adam: 2009) Item 1993
Domagała-Tadeusz-2006 "Wiara Chrześcijańska a Duchowość Wschodu Według Bede Griffithsa i Tomasza Mertona." (Domagała, Tadeusz: 2006) Item 2006
Dufresne-Oliver-Joseph-Aloysius-1971 "Thomas Merton: A Man for our Times." (Dufresne, Oliver Joseph Aloysius: 1971) Item 1971
Duggan-E-F-2014 "Three Lives: Three Paths: The Spiritual Quest of Thomas Merton, Alan Watts, and Annie Dillard." (Duggan, E. F.: 2014) Item 2014
Dwyer-Cynthia-Mary-2010 "The Spiritual Journey According to Thomas Merton: Its Inner and Outer Dimensions and Pastoral Implications." (Dwyer, Cynthia Mary: 2010) Item 2010
Ferraro-Cathleen-M-1982 "A Triangle of Peacemakers: An East-West Perspective of the Nonviolent Philosophy in the Lives of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Thomas Merton." (Ferraro, Cathleen M.: 1982) Item 1982
Friedel-Andrzej-1991 "Samotność Wewnętrzna W Ujęciu Tomasza Mertona." (Friedel, Andrzej: 1991) Item 1991
Funk-Robert-W-1987 "A Return to Wisdom." (Funk, Robert W.: 1987) Item 1987
Georgiou-Steve-Theodore-2004 "Sea and Sky: Robert Lax and the Spiritual Dimensions of Minimalism." (Georgiou, Steve Theodore: 2004) Item 2004
Gillespie-John-Milton-2021 "Merton’s Muses: The Poetic Influences on Thomas Merton’s True and False Self." (Gillespie, John Milton: 2021) Item 2021
Gooch-Warren-Peter-1988 "'Wisdom: A Cantata,' An Original Composition Based Upon a Rotational Pitch System." (Gooch, Warren Peter: 1988) Item 1988
Graham-Lauren-Elizabeth-2003 "The Need to Confront Death in Albert Camus' 'Absurd', Thomas Merton's 'True Self' and Teresa de Avila's ‘Interior Castles’." (Graham, Lauren Elizabeth: 2003) Item 2003
Grzybowski-Waclaw-1993 "The Poetics and Poetry of Thomas Merton: Spirituality and Metaphor." (Grzybowski, Waclaw: 1999) Item 1993
Grzybowski-Waclaw-1999 "The Structural-Symbolic Interpretation of the Play The Tower of Babel by Thomas Merton." (Grzybowski, Waclaw: 1993) Item 1999
Haggerty-Rosanne-1982 "Thomas Merton’s Vision of Wholeness." (Haggerty, Rosanne: 1982) Item 1982
Haines-Rebecca-2005 "The Sacramental Imaginations of America: Flannery O'Connor and Thomas Merton." (Haines, Rebecca: 2005) Item 2005
Hauke-Mary-C-1987 "Developing Social Concern by Nurturing Religious Conversion." (Hauke, Mary C.: 1987) Item 1987
Hauser-Richard-Joseph-1973 "The Value of Abraham H. Maslow's Personality Theory for Understanding the Approach to Christian Prayer in Selected Writings of Thomas Merton." (Hauser, Richard Joseph: 1973) Item 1973