Additional Resources for Studying Thomas Merton

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

Center for Action and Contemplation

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

This is a mini-episode to round out our series on Thomas Merton. A common request we received during the airing of Turning to Thomas Merton was for further reading and additional resources. Jim and Kirsten put together this mini episode to give you just that. We'll see you very soon for Turning to Teresa of Avila.

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0:00.0	You're listening to a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation.
0:04.4	To learn more, visit cacac.org.
0:08.9	Greetings. I'm Jim Finley.
0:11.6	And I'm Kirsten Oates. Welcome to turning to the Mystics.
0:17.0	Welcome to this very brief episode of Turning to the Mystics with James Finley.
0:27.3	We've come to the end of our first season where we've been turning to the
0:31.2	mystic Thomas Merton.
0:32.9	We're so grateful for the positive feedback
0:35.4	and in this episode, Jim is going to be answering
0:39.3	questions that came through from many of you
0:42.1	around additional resources and ways to continue
0:45.6	studying with Thomas Merton. So Jim over to you. You know, I'm first of all all this
0:51.8	like we're right at the edge of spiritual direction, all this is so personal.
0:55.0	And you might not be drawn to pursue Merton specifically further at this point.
1:00.0	As you listen to these different mystics, you'll know the one that most addresses you start.
1:05.0	But I think Merton is a good person to start with because he's contemporary.
1:10.0	There's a lot of sources available.
1:12.0	And since he speaks the language of all the mystics it's a good way to get into what all the mystics are saying
1:18.0	so to order to pursue it as some thoughts
1:22.0	first of all in terms of accessibility, I think a good
1:26.8	place to start with is his little book, Thoughts in Solitude, very short chapters.
1:36.8	Another good way to get into Merton
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