Something of a Rebel: Thomas Merton His Life and Works : An Introduction1 review William H. Shannon Saint Anthony Messenger Press and Franciscan, 1997 the best introduction to Merton I've been reading a lot of stuff by or about Thomas Merton lately. I have to say that this is the best introduction to Merton that I have yet to find. I'm not saying this is the best Merton biography--there are a surplus of wonderful books about this amazing monk (Pennington's book and some of ...             Peace Prayers: Meditations, Affirmations, Invocations, Poems, and Prayers for Peace2 reviews Harper San Francisco Staff, Carrie Leadingham (Editor), ... HarperOne, 1992 Like a breath of fresh air + MORE NECESSARY TODAY THAN WHEN FIRST COLLECTED AND PUBLISHED The photos in this book of wisdom are ethereal. Short but poignant meanings of peace are accompanied by photo collages to soothe the soul. If everyone read just one page of this book each day, world peace might be possible.             Embracing the World: Praying for Justice and Peace5 reviews Jane Vennard Jossey-Bass, 2002 Discovering the quiet activist within + Change the World Through Prayer + Peace A Way of Life + Making Peace + A unique guide specifically written for Christians             Engaging The World With Merton: On Retreat In Tom's Hermitage M. Basil Pennington Paraclete Press (MA), 2005 "More than anyone else I have ever known, Merton was "Everyman"; he was extraordinarily aware that his life was in some way not just his own, even as he lived with exceptional courage the unique truth of his own inner being.... Tom is still very much alive in the Lord and continues to speak to us in a living way." --M. Basil Pennington, from the Foreword Experience the spiritual wisdom ...             Peace In The Post-christian Era2 reviews Thomas Merton, Patricia A. Burton Orbis, 2004 Merton's Voice is Sorely Needed In Today's Post-Christian world + Anti-War Treatise from 1962 Works Today This book is another of the most soul searing missives that I have had the good fortune of stumbling across. I read this one straight through. i would have done it in one sitting if I didn't have responsibilities that distracted me from it. This is one of those books that, although written ...             Peace Is the Way: Writings on Nonviolence from the Fellowship of Reconciliation1 review Orbis Books, 2000 Greatest Peacemakers of our Time Compiled by Walter Wink, these selections come from the Fellowship of Reconciliation's magazine FELLOWSHIP. The articles were written by the greatest peacemakers of our times. Sixty essays cover theory, practice and spirituality of nonviolence. They also describe racial justice struggle and ...             Seeking Paradise: The Spirit of the Shakers2 reviews Thomas Merton Orbis Books, 2003 Well worth adding to one's collection. + IRREFUTABLE EVIDENCE AND UNDENIABLE PROOFOF PACIFISM IN THE PRIEST AND PROPHET The first impulse of the reader of Seeking Paradise: The Spirit of the Shakers might be to dismiss it as a coffee table book. It offers exquisite black and white photos and an admittedly short text. It is composed of a lengthy introduction, a couple of essays by Thomas Merton, and the transcript of ...             The Road to Peace: Writings on Peace and Justice1 review Henri J. M. Nouwen Orbis Books, 1998 Revealing new dimensions of Henri Nouwen In 1989, Jesuit activist John Dear was demonstrating in Washington with a group of homeless people when he was arrested. While waiting in jail he discovered that he had a slim volume by Henri Nouwen, recently given to him by a Trappist monk friend, in his coat pocket. Dear began reading it and was ...             Breakthrough to Peace: Twelve Views on the Threat of Thermonuclear Extermination1 review New Directions, 1962 A RARE VOLUME IMPORTANT NOW AS THEN The mighty amazon debouches more giant diamonds thought lost in the bottom of the river of time. This book Merton was editting for New Directions when he received the incomprehensible order from the head of the Trappists in France that he must write no more on war and peace, that such ...             Thomas Merton: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters Series)6 reviews Thomas Merton Orbis Books, 2000 Powerful! Just what I needed in a period of confusion! + ORBIS SENDS US THIS VERY USEFUL SAMPLER BUT GET THE PRIMARY SOURCES + An Introduction? + Powerful! Just what I needed in a period of confusion!             Living Peace: A Spirituality of Contemplation and Action3 reviews John Dear Image, 2004 Wonderful book + Living Peace + Living Peace This book should be required reading for all Christians. If enough did, we would have a beautiful world. Violence is eating the soul and heart out of this country. We need to turn it around and make the love of Jesus our guiding principle.             Justice and Peace: A Christian Primer5 reviews Joseph Milburn Thompson Orbis Books, 2003 Excellent Introduction into Global Issues & Christian Ethics + A VERY COMPREHENSIVE AND CHRISTIAN GLIMPSE AT JUSTICE AND PEACE IN THE PAST AND NOW + It's the bullseye book I've been looking for + A great Introduction             Zen and the Birds of Appetite.14 reviews Thomas Merton New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1968 A little book with lots of meaning. + Ride your horse along the edge of the sword + Some Careful and Dispassionate Ado About Nothing + Paved With Good Intentions             Gandhi and Jesus: The Saving Power of Nonviolence5 reviews Terrence J. Rynne Orbis Books, 2008 A Call to Satyagraha + Justice Served + A Solid work on Gandhi and Jesus + A Call to Dialogue between Jesus and Gandhi + Gandhi and Jesus have much in common, even if they didn't preach about same god.             Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander6 reviews Thomas Merton Image, 1968 Personal and compelling + Monk Shares Insights with a Busy and Violent World + Wild ride if you can stay with it + Reflections from the 1960's, still important today + Truth Prophesied To A Violent World             The Catholic Peace Tradition4 reviews Ronald G. Musto Peace Books, 2002 A must! + A Catholic HIstory of Peacemaking Timely Republished from a Twenty year old Excellent Comprehensive Orbis Publication + A heritage many of us (alas!) try real hard to forget + Outstanding!             Swimming in the Sun: Discovering the Lord's Prayer With Francis of Assisi and Thomas Merton3 reviews Albert Haase Saint Anthony Messenger Press and Franciscan, 1993 Great Spiritual Reading! + I never realized Jesus could say much in so few words + 1994 Catholic Book Award, First Place! I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is seeking growth in their spiritual life. Father Haase has combined the best of St. Francis and Thomas Merton to produce a very helpful, thought-provoking book. Chapter One, "Abba!,Father" talks about God's unconditional love for us. Fr. ...             Bread in the Wilderness (New Directions Classic)5 reviews Thomas Merton New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1997 Among Merton's Finest Books! + Bread in the Wilderness, a Classic + Be certain to purchase the excellent New Directions Classic reprint edition + Psalms as Spiritual Bread + This is a book that every serious student should read.             When Prophecy Still Had a Voice: The Letters of Thomas Merton and Robert Lax1 review University Press of Kentucky, 2000 4.7 stars Voila, the compacted dithers of mutton & larks! Ecco, predicted lathers of metro & lux! Lo, the monastic matters of mirrors & lakes! Zounds, the hermetic spiels of motor & locks! Behold, the gathered deepistles of monachus & littera! Witness the mighty phrasings of miracle lustrum! All hail ...             Passion for Peace: Reflections on War and Nonviolence Thomas Merton The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2006 Violence, war, and terrorism fill our televisions, newspapers, and websites. To meet the great need for nonviolent wisdom in the tradition of Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, Crossroad presents this new and reedited version of Thomas Merton’s Passion for Peace . The book, never before available in an attractive trade edition, presents Merton’s most important insights into ...