Start gifting
Libro.fm for Business
Start a membership, get two free audiobooks
Almost ready!
In order to save audiobooks to your Wish List you must be signed in to your account.
Log in Create account
Shop the sale
In celebration of Independent Bookstore Day, shop our limited-time sale on bestselling audiobooks from April 22nd-28th. Donāt miss outāpurchases support your local bookstore!
Shop nowThomas Merton
This audiobook uses AI narration.
Weāre taking steps to make sure AI narration is transparent.
Learn moreAn introduction to the spiritual legacy of Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk and one of the most influential spiritual figures of the 20th century. His writing on contemplation, monastic life, mysticism, poetry, and social issues have influenced generations and his legacy of interfaith understanding and social justice endures to this day.Ā Thomas Merton: An Introduction to His Life, Teachings, and PracticesĀ offers an exploration of Merton as a monk, as a writer, and as a human being. Author Jon M. Sweeney delves into Mertonās life and ideas with an appreciation for his work and a deep understanding of the spiritual depth that it contains.
Thomas MertonĀ offers a unique view of the popular and sometimes controversial monk, braiding together his thoughts and practices with the reality of his life to create a full portrait of a pivotal figure. The Merton revealed in its pages is a source of inspiration and insight for those wrestling with questions of faith and spirituality.
At its core, the book is about the search for wholenessāa search Merton undertook himself throughout his lifetime and one readers can also embark on as they draw inspiration and guidance from his life.
Jon M. SweeneyĀ is an award-winning author who has been interviewed in print by a range of publications, from theĀ Dallas Morning NewsĀ toĀ The Irish Catholic, and on television for CBS Saturday Morning, among many other programs.
His book,Ā The Pope Who Quit, was optioned by HBO. Heās also the author of forty other books, including a new biography,Ā Nicholas Black Elk: Medicine Man, Catechist, Saint;Ā The Complete Francis of Assisi;Ā Inventing Hell;Ā Thomas Merton: An Introduction to His Life and Practices; and The Popeās Cat series of books for children. Jon recently edited and presented two collections of the lectures of Thomas Merton, includingĀ A Course in Christian Mysticism,Ā as well as several volumesĀ of Meister Eckhart poemsĀ (coauthored with Mark S. Burrows), includingĀ Meister Eckhartās Book of the Heart, which has been translated and published in several other languages.
In the late 1990s, Jon cofounded a multifaith publishing house, SkyLight Paths Publishing, in Vermont. Today, he still works in books, and he speaks regularly at literary and religious conferences. He is a Catholic married to a rabbi, and their interfaith marriage has been profiled in national media. Jon is active on social media (Twitter @jonmsweeney; Facebook jonmsweeney) and lives in Milwaukee.
Jon M. SweeneyĀ is an award-winning author who has been interviewed in print by a range of publications, from theĀ Dallas Morning NewsĀ toĀ The Irish Catholic, and on television for CBS Saturday Morning, among many other programs.
His book,Ā The Pope Who Quit, was optioned by HBO. Heās also the author of forty other books, including a new biography,Ā Nicholas Black Elk: Medicine Man, Catechist, Saint;Ā The Complete Francis of Assisi;Ā Inventing Hell;Ā Thomas Merton: An Introduction to His Life and Practices; and The Popeās Cat series of books for children. Jon recently edited and presented two collections of the lectures of Thomas Merton, includingĀ A Course in Christian Mysticism,Ā as well as several volumesĀ of Meister Eckhart poemsĀ (coauthored with Mark S. Burrows), includingĀ Meister Eckhartās Book of the Heart, which has been translated and published in several other languages.
In the late 1990s, Jon cofounded a multifaith publishing house, SkyLight Paths Publishing, in Vermont. Today, he still works in books, and he speaks regularly at literary and religious conferences. He is a Catholic married to a rabbi, and their interfaith marriage has been profiled in national media. Jon is active on social media (Twitter @jonmsweeney; Facebook jonmsweeney) and lives in Milwaukee.