The Seven Storey Mountain

by Thomas Merton

Overview

One of the most famous books ever written about a man’s search for faith and peace.

The Seven Storey Mountain tells of the growing restlessness of a brilliant and passionate young man, who at the age of twenty-six, takes vows in one of the most demanding Catholic orders—the Trappist monks. At the Abbey of Gethsemani, "the four walls of my new freedom," Thomas Merton struggles to withdraw from the world, but only after he has fully immersed himself in it. At the abbey, he wrote this extraordinary testament, a unique spiritual autobiography that has been recognized as one of the most influential religious works of our time. Translated into more than twenty languages, it has touched millions of lives.
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547543819
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	10/04/1998
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	496
Sales rank:	89,452
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was born in France and came to live in the United States at the age of 24. He received several awards recognizing his contribution to religious study and contemplation, including the Pax Medal in 1963, and remained a devoted spiritualist and a tireless advocate for social justice until his death in 1968.

Editorial Reviews

It is in many ways a young person's book, in the best sense of the term. -- Wall Street Journal

Elizabeth Powers

It is a rare pleasure to read an autobiography with a pattern and meaning valid for all of us. The Seven Storey Mountain is a book one reads with a pencil so as to make it one’s own.

A remarkable book, a classic of its kind, written in a vivid, rich and alert style which ranges from crisp vernacular to passionate eloquence, full of picturesque incident and passing at times into religious ecstasy.

A book which may well prove to be of permanent interest in the history of religious experience.

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