Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations about Merton

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Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
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
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
Abair-Cynthia-Sue-1997 "Contemplation and Community: Paradoxical Themes in Thomas Merton's Prose." (Abair, Cynthia Sue: 1997) Item 1997
Albin-Colin-Leslie-1997 "Dialogue with Asian Religions: Exploring 'A Way' with Thomas Merton." (Albin, Colin Leslie: 1997) Item 1997
Amrhein-Patricia-2005 "Social Action Informed by Prayer: Insights Into the Lives and Writings of Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton as a Foundation for a Contemplative Retreat Experience." (Amrhein, Patricia: 2005) Item 2005
Anderson-James-William-1979 "The Meaning of Emptiness in Thomas Merton's Contemplative Thought." (Anderson, James William: 1979) Item 1991
Anderson-S-Michael-1984 "Therapy as Self-Emptying: Doing Pastoral Psychotherapy from an Apophatic Perspective." (Anderson, S. Michael: 1984) Item 1998
Andrasko-Carolyne-1994 "The Search for Unity: The Journey of Thomas Merton." (Andrasko, Carolyne: 1994) Item 1994
Auer-Benedict-1992 "Deus Absconditus as Muse: An Approach to the Writing of Poetry as a Form of Contemplative Prayer for Those Who Live With the Hidden God." (Auer, Benedict: 1992) Item 1992
Bacic-Robert-1987 "Thomas Merton's Understanding of Solitude." (Bacic, Robert: 1987) Item 1987
Baker-James-Thomas-1968 "Thomas Merton: the Spiritual and Social Philosophy of Union." (Baker, James Thomas: 1968) Item 1968
Barrett-Roland-Clyde-2000 "Figures for an Apocalypse: An Oratorio for Chorus and Wind Ensemble." (Barrett, Roland Clyde: 2000) Item 2000
Bertelli-Getúlio-Antônio-2005 "Mística E Compaixão: A Teologia Do Seguimento De Jesus Em Thomas Merton." (Bertelli, Getúlio Antônio: 2005) Item 2005
Bourlakas-Mark-Allen-2012 "Holding the Place of Christ: Leadership in the Divine Household." (Bourlakas, Mark Allen: 2012) Item 2012
Bowden-Lisa-1987 "Passion and Paradox: Sacramental Metaphor in Thomas Merton." (Bowden, Lisa: 1987) Item 1987
Brady-Geraldine-1975 "Thomas Merton: Development and Prayer." (Brady, Geraldine: 1975) Item 1975
Broad-David-1997 "'Dark Lightening': Thomas Merton and the Paradox of Solitude." (Broad, David: 1997) Item 1997
Bruckner-Jim-1982 "Dag Hammarskjold and Tom Merton: The Search for Faith in a Desert." (Bruckner, Jim: 1982) Item 1982
Bukowska-Wanda-Małgorzata-2000 "Samotność Jako Miejsce Spotkania Człowieka Z Bogiem Wg Pism Tomasza Mertona." (Bukowska, Wanda Małgorzata: 2000) Item 2000
Button-Simone-Marie-1990 "Thomas Merton: A Developmental Study of His Ideas of God and Man." (Button, Simone Marie: 1990) Item 1990
Campbell-Annette-1983 "Thomas Merton's Dilemma: The Kerygma and/or Zen Consciousness." (Campbell, Annette: 1983) Item 1954
Campbell-Susan-Margaret-1954 "The Poetry of Thomas Merton: A Study in Theory, Influences and Form." (Campbell, Susan Margaret: 1954) Item 1983
Charankat-Peter-M-1982 "The Influence of Gandhi and Hinduism on Thomas Merton: The Consciousness of 'Being' and of 'Non-duality' in the Non-violence of Gandhi and its Influence on Thomas Merton." (Charankat, Peter M.: 1982) Item 1982
Chevreau-Guy-Antony-1981 "Thomas Merton on Contemplative Prayer." (Chevreau, Guy Antony: 1981) Item 1981
Cook-Megan-2004 "A Journey of Paradox: Thomas Merton on Being Human." (Cook, Megan: 2004) Item 2004
Crowe-Terrence-R-1985 "An Examination of Thomas Merton's Changing Views of the Contemplative in Society, 1948-1968." (Crowe, Terrence R.: 1985) Item 1985
Cunningham-Ben-1999 "How Do I Come to Know My Spirituality, As I Create My Own Living Educational Theory." (Cunningham, Ben: 1999) Item 1991
Cunningham-Edna-1991 "Grace as the Self-communication of the Holy Spirit in the Writings of Thomas Merton." (Cunningham, Edna: 1991) Item 1999
Del-Prete-Thomas-Andrew-1987 "'The Formation of the Whole Person': An Interpretative Study of Thomas Merton's Ideas on Education." (Del Prete, Thomas Andrew: 1987) Item 1955
Delavan-Jonathan-Neil-2021 "Esoteric Techniques Within the Works of New Monastic Teachers: An Analysis of Cynthia Bourgeault, Richard Rohr, and James Finley." (Delavan, Jonathan Neil: 2021) Item 1990
Dobies-Karolina-2014 "Poznanie Rzeczywistości Zewnętrznej I Wewnętrznej W Ujęciu Tomasza Mertona." (Dobies, Karolina: 2011) Item 2014
Dobson-Karen-1972 "Consciousness of God Witnessed by Thomas Merton." (Dobson, Karen: 1972) Item 1972
Dumpys-Jon-2002 "Thomas Merton and the Contemplative Basis of Social Action." (Dumpys, Jon: 2002) Item 2002
Dutka-Dawn-A-1986 "Merton as Mystic: A Thesis." (Dutka, Dawn A.: 1986) Item 1986
Farley-Vicki-1981 "Thomas Merton: The Contemplative Life." (Farley, Vicki: 1981) Item 1981 View
Fuchs-Reiner-1992? "Gewalt und Kontemplation: Der Beitrag Thomas Mertons zur Friedensproblematik." (Fuchs, Reiner: 1992?) Item 1992?
Gavin-Rosemarie-Julie-1951 "An Analysis of Imagery in Selected Poems of Thomas Merton: A Comparative Study of Early Poems with Three Late Representative Ones." (Gavin, Rosemarie Julie: 1951) Item 1951
Getty-Richard-Eugene-1991 "Self and No-self: Thomas Merton's Understanding of Human Identity and the Buddhist Doctrine of Anatta." (Getty, Richard Eugene: 1991) Item 1991
Godbout-Joseph-Warren-1991 "Thomas Merton and the Problem of the Devotional Life." (Godbout, Joseph Warren: 1991) Item 1991
Grayston-Donald-Edward-1980 "The Development of a Spiritual Theologian, 1948-1961: Thomas Merton's 'Seeds of Contemplation,' and 'New Seeds of Contemplation'." (Grayston, Donald Edward: 1980) Item 1980
Griffin-Ruben-Anthony-2019 "Curating the Pastor’s Heart: A Prescription for Renewal Through the Contemplative Lens of Thomas Merton." (Griffin, Ruben Anthony: 2019) Item 2019 View
Groenwald-Małgorzata-2010 "Rola I wartość przestrzeni samotności I milczenia na podstawie pism Tomasza Mertona / The role and value of solitude and silence in the writings of Thomas Merton." (Groenwald, Małgorzata: 2010) Item 2010
Hall-Jeanne-M-1979 "Thomas Merton's Concept of God: The Theology of Experience." (Hall, Jeanne M.: 1979) Item 2019
Halla-Steve-Richard-2006 "The Nature of Woodcarving: A Conversation from Without that Echoes Within." (Halla, Steve Richard: 2006) Item 2006
Hartman-Alan-G-2019 "Thomas Merton, Josef Pieper, and Gustavo Gutierrez: Contemplation and Action in the Turbulent Twentieth Century." (Hartman, Alan G.: 2019) Item 2019 View
Hassan-John-Anthony-1972 "An Absence that is a Presence: A Study of Thomas Merton's Search for Identity." (Hassan, John Anthony: 1972) Item 1972
Hergott-Alvin-W-1971 "Thomas Merton and the Image of Man." (Hergott, Alvin W.: 1971) Item 1971
Hirsz-Piotr-1988 "Doświadczenie Boga U Tomasza Mertona." (Hirsz, Piotr: 1988) Item 1988
Hogan-Christine-Jensen-1990 "Un Pas de Deux, Un Pas de Dieu." (Hogan, Christine Jensen: 1990) Item 1990
Huang-Zichen-2019 "Yin xiu shi duo ma si.mou dun de sheng tai ling xiu = The Ecological Spirituality of Thomas Merton." (Huang, Zichen: 2019) Item 2019
Imperato-Robert-1984 "The Notion of the Person According to Daniel Clark Walsh and Thomas Merton." (Imperato, Robert: 1984) Item 1984
Jose-Fabian-UMI-2018 "The Contemplative-Prophetic Spirituality of Thomas Merton: It’s Relevance for the Consecrated Life in India." (Jose, Fabian, UMI: 2018) Item 2018
Kelly-Frederick-Joseph-1972 "The Social Dimension of Religious Man in the Writings of Thomas Merton." (Kelly, Frederick Joseph: 1972) Item 1972
Kemeza-William-James-1976 "The Renewal of the Contemplative Life in the Works of Thomas Merton." (Kemeza, William James: 1976) Item 1976
Kendall-John-James-1983 "Through Words and Silence a Comparative Study of William Johnston and Thomas Merton, Roman Catholics in Dialogue with Zen." (Kendall, John James: 1983) Item 1983
Kilby-Christina-Anne-2006 "The Poetics of Praise: Eastern Orthodox Aesthetics in the Writings of Rainer Maria Rilke and Thomas Merton." (Kilby, Christina Anne: 2006) Item 2006
Kilcourse-George-Arthur-Jr-1974 "Incarnation as the Integrating Principle in Thomas Merton's Poetry and Spirituality." (Kilcourse, George Arthur, Jr.: 1974) Item 1974
Kim-Tae-Keun-2006 "A Study on Congregation's Spiritual Growth by Contemplative Prayer Applied from Thomas Merton's Theory: (A Case Study of Bethel Methodist Church)." (Kim, Tae Keun: 2006) Item 2006
King-Marilyn-Helene-1975 "The Mountain Path: Purification and Purity of Heart in the Spiritual Life According to Thomas Merton." (King, Marilyn Helene: 1975) Item 1975
King-Peter-C-1993 "The Context of Spirituality: A Study with Special Reference to Thomas Merton and Dietrich Bonhoeffer." (King, Peter C.: 1993) Item 1993
Kulwikowski-Rafał-Szymon-2015 "Wielowarstwowość Problematyki Pokoju Na Podstawie Wybranych Dzieł Thomasa Mertona." (Kulwikowski, Rafał Szymon: 2015) Item 2015
Kwon-Hyeokil-2010 "Peace and Social Justice as Flowers of Contemplation: Wisdom from St. Ignatius of Loyola, Thomas Merton and Gil Seon-Ju for the 21st Century Korean Church." (Kwon, Hyeokil: 2010) Item 2010
Lamm-Joy-Elvey-1974 "Thomas Merton and His Message to the Poet." (Lamm, Joy Elvey: 1974) Item 1974
Lanoue-Deirdre-Madison-1999 "Henri J. M. Nouwen And Modern American Spirituality." (Lanoue, Deirdre Madison: 1999) Item 1999
Laughlin-John-Lewis-1991 "The Contributions of Thomas Merton's Writings on the True Self to Humanistic and Existential Psychology." (Laughlin, John Lewis: 1991) Item 1991
Le-François-Josette-2001 "Une Lecture Théologique de la Conversion Chez Thomas Merton à Travers la Triple Clé Biblique de Mc 8, 34; Jn 3, 7 et Ga 2, 20a: La Théologie de la Conversion Chez Thomas Merton." (Le François, Josette: 2009) Item 1998
Leary-Denise-A-1998 "Surrender to Grace." (Leary, Denise A.: 1998) Item 1998
Lebeau-Dorothy-1982 "The Monk as a Marginal Person in the Later Writings of Thomas Merton." (Lebeau, Dorothy: 1998) Item 1999
Lee-Tzu-Ying-2020 "Traducción y Recreación de la Literatura Clásica China en la Poesía Anglófona Moderna: Ezra Pound a Thomas Merton." (Lee, Tzu Ying: 2020) Item 2009
Ligo-Lael-Vivian-L-1989 "The Language of Paradox in the 'Confessions' of Augustine and the 'Seven Storey Mountain' of Thomas Merton." (Ligo, Lael Vivian L.: 1987) Item 1989
Lizano-Jesus-1963 "Merton." (Lizano, Jesus: 1963) Item 1963
Lloyd-RD-1975 "The Theological Foundation of the Contemplative Teaching of Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O." (Lloyd, R.D.: 1975) Item 1975
Lummel-Mark-Van-1985 "The Self and Self-Denial in Selected Writings of Thomas Merton." (Lummel, Mark Van: 1985) Item 1985
Maddon-Thomas-1959 "Thomas Merton’s Poems as Illustrating the Relationship of the Contemplative Life to the Development of a Christian Poetry." (Maddon, Thomas: 1959) Item 1959 View
Maloney-Stephen-R-1971 "Tongues of Flame: A Study of Five Modern Spiritual Autobiographies." (Maloney, Stephen R.: 1971) Item 1971
Mathy-Hildegard-1983 "Thomas Merton: Bedingungen und Möglichkeiten der Kontemplation in der heutigen Welt." (Mathy, Hildegard: 1983) Item 1983
McKeown-Les-1999 "The Evolution of Contemplation in the Life of Thomas Merton." (McKeown, Les: 1999) Item 1999
McKibbon-Susan-E-2003 "Dharma Monks: A Discussion of Henry Miller's Big Sur and the Orange of Hieronymus Bosch and Thomas Merton's The Seven Story Mountain." (McKibbon, Susan E.: 2003) Item 2003
McKnight-Peter-2002 "Deep Breaths in a Heady Atmosphere: Thomas Merton and Zen." (McKnight, Peter: 2002) Item 2002
Megley-Virginia-H-1975 "Risk: An Interpretation of Faith: Thomas Merton and Ramakrishna." (Megley, Virginia H.: 1975) Item 1975
Mróz-Krzysztof-1986 "Wspólnotowy Charakter Ludzkiego Bytu W Myśli Tomasza Mertona (W Oparciu O Pozycje Polskich Tłumaczeń)." (Mróz, Krzysztof: 1986) Item 1986
Nelson-Thomas-John-1984 "The Discovery of the True Self in the Thought of Thomas Merton." (Nelson, Thomas John: 1984) Item 2002
Neuhoff-Andrea-Lynn-2005 "Making America's Monk: Editing Thomas Merton's The Seven Storey Mountain." (Neuhoff, Andrea Lynn: 2010) Item 2005
Nolan-Mary-Jane-1951 "Study of the Philosophic and Poetic Ideas Contained in the Journal of Thomas Merton, 1940-1941, For the Light they Cast on Subsequent Literary Productions." (Nolan, Mary Jane: 1951) Item 1951
OSullivan-Colleen-RSJ-2006 "Thomas Merton and the Towers of Babel." Item 2006
Oddo-Thomas-Charles-1979 "The Monk and the Activist: A Comparative Study of the Spirituality of Thomas Merton and Daniel Berrigan." Item 1979