Thomas Merton's Gethsemani
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Thomas Merton's Gethsemani

Landscapes of Paradise

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Thomas Merton's Gethsemani

Landscapes of Paradise

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For twenty-seven years, renowned and beloved monk Thomas Merton (1915-1968) belonged to Our Lady of Gethsemani, a Trappist monastery established in 1848 amid the hills and valleys near Bardstown, Kentucky. In Thomas Merton's Gethsemani, dramatic black-and-white photographs by Harry L. Hinkle and artful text by Merton scholar Monica Weis converge in a unique experience for lovers of Merton.

Hinkle was allowed unprecedented access to many areas inside the monastery and on its grounds that are generally restricted. His photographs invite the reader to experience the various knobs, lakes, woods, and hermitages Merton sought out for times of solitude and contemplation and for reading and writing. These unique images, each accompanied by a passage from Merton's writings, evoke personal reflection and a deeper understanding of how and why Merton came to recognize himself as a part of his Kentucky landscape.

Woven throughout the book, Weis's text explores Merton's fascination with nature not only at Gethsemani, but during his early childhood, throughout his spiritual conversion to Roman Catholicism, and while a member of the Trappist community. She examines how Merton's lifelong interaction with nature subtly revealed and informed his profound spiritual experiences and his writing about contemplation. Thomas Merton's Gethsemani replicates Merton's path on his solitary hikes in the woods and conveys the wonder of the landscapes that inspired him.

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Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Year
2014
ISBN
9780813157450
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religious Biographies

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. CONTENTS
  6. FOREWORD
  7. A NOTE ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS
  8. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
  9. INTRODUCTION
  10. CHAPTER 1: Discovering the Earthly Paradise
  11. CHAPTER 2: Finding a Home in Nature
  12. CHAPTER 3: Seeing Paradise with the Heart
  13. CHAPTER 4: Becoming One with the Sky through Prayer
  14. CHAPTER 5: Discovering Compassionin the Wilderness
  15. NOTES
  16. PERMISSIONS