Thomas Merton Author & Editor

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a Trappist monk, writer, and peace and civil rights activist. His works have had a profound impact on contemporary religious and philosophical thought. He is best know for his autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain (SPCK) and New Seeds of Contemplation, which this book complements and expands on. Jonathan Montaldo is president of the International Thomas Merton Society and immediate past director of the Thomas Merton Centre at Bellarmine University. He is the editor of the second volume of the Thomas Merton Journals, as well as Dialogues with Silence.