Run to the Mountain: The Story of a Vocation (The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume One 1939-1941) - Hardcover

Merton, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060654740 ISBN 13: 9780060654740

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco, 1995

Synopsis

The first of seven uncensored journals by Thomas Merton, a highly regarded Trappist Monk and peace activist, covers his pre-monastic years, including his graduate study work and early ambitions. $50,000 first printing.

About this title

From the Publisher:

When Thomas Merton died accidentally in Bangkok in 1968, the beloved Trappist monk's will specified that his personal diaries not be published for 25 years -- presumably because they contained his uncensored thoughts and feelings. Now, a quarter of a century has passed since Merton's death, and the journals are the last major piece of writing to appear by the 20th century's most important spiritual writer.

The first of seven volumes, Run to the Mountain offers an intimate glimpse at the inner life of a young, pre-monastic Merton. Here readers will witness the insatiably curious graduate student in New York's Greenwich Village give way to the tentative spiritual seeker and brilliant writer. Merton playfully lists everything from his favorite lines of poetry and songs to the things he most loves and hates.

Thomas Merton was an inveterate diarist; his journals offer a complete and candid look at the rich transformations of his adult life. As Brother Patrick Hart, general editor of the series notes, "Perhaps his best writing can be found in the journals, where he was expressing what was deepest in his heart with no thought of censorship. With their publication we will have as complete a picture of Thomas Merton as we can hope to have."

About the Author:

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) is widely regarded as one of the most influential spiritual writers of modern times. He was a Trappist monk, writer, and peace and civil rights activist. His bestselling books include The Seven-Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Mystics and Zen Masters.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0060654740
• ISBN 13: 9780060654740
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 478
• Editor: Hart Patrick