Reading Thomas Merton

Latest book on Thomas Merton life and work

Please check out my new book - Reading Thomas Merton: His Life and Work. Learn the
salient points of this gifted writer and spiritual mentor. This book is a comprehensive
guide to aid your search through the maze of books written by and about Merton. This is
an essential reference work whether you are a novice or connoisseur of Father Louis."
You can find out more by going to Amazon, Borders and Barnes and Noble and the
publisher, Xlibris. Thanks for taking a look.              John Laughlin, Ph.D.
                        

REVIEW OF READING THOMAS MERTON - A GUIDE TO HIS LIFE AND WORK by Dr.
John Laughlin. Dr. John Laughlin has presented us with an EXCELLENT guide to Thomas
Merton. He has amplified on Merton ìs past, particularly his earlier years, by adding previously
unpublished details of his families life. Also included is an extensive Chronology of Merton ìs
Life, pictures surrounding Gethsemani, bibliographies, dissertations on Merton, essays by Merton
along with reviews of them, journals, letters, and Merton websites. It is a terrific book of
information for a Mertonite. An indispensable comprehensive one volume work listing everything
one needs about Merton in one volume. A MUST HAVE REFERENCE WORK! Reviewed by
Dan K. Phillips (http://edge.net/~dphillip/Merton.html)

When monastics adhere to Benedict's instruction that "each receive a book from the library" as
part of the observance of Lent, many take comfort in a new or familiar title by Thomas Merton
OCSO. To help in making a choice, John Laughlin has written Reading Thomas Merton: a guide
to his life and work (Dec. 2000). Dan K. Phillips briefly reviews the comprehensive reference
work at his Thomas Merton website.

Bro. Richard Oliver OSB
Abbey Publicist 320-363-3939
Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, MN 56321-2015