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Man of Dialogue
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2022 Catholic Media Association first place award in biography
How Catholic was Thomas Merton? Since his death in 1968, Merton’s Catholic identity has been regularly questioned, both by those who doubt the authenticity of his Catholicism given his commitment to ecumenical and interreligious dialogue and by those who admire Merton as a thinker but see him as an aberration who rebelled against his Catholicism to articulate ideas that went against the church. In this book, Gregory K. Hillis illustrates that Merton’s thought was intertwined with his identity as a Catholic priest and emerged out of a thorough immersion in the church’s liturgical, theological, and spiritual tradition. In addition to providing a substantive introduction to Merton’s life and thought, this book illustrates that Merton was fundamentally shaped by his identity as a Roman Catholic.
Acknowledgments xi
Abbreviations to Titles by Thomas Merton xv
Introduction: Merton the Catholic? 1
Chapter One: Merton the Convert 15
Chapter Two: Merton the Priest 55
Chapter Three: Merton the Novice Master 79
Chapter Four: Merton the Devoted Son of Mary 113
Chapter Five: Merton the Advocate for Peace 141
Chapter Six: Merton the Opponent of Racism 169
Chapter Seven: Merton the Lovestruck 203
Chapter Eight: Merton the Dialogist 221
Chapter Nine: Merton the Pilgrim to the East 239
Conclusion: Merton the Catholic 281
Index 285