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In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the austere Trappist order, where he became an eloquent spiritual writer and mystic as well as an anti-war advocate and witness to peace.
Merton: A Film Biography provides the first comprehensive look at this remarkable 20th century religious philosopher who wrote, in addition to his immensely popular autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain , over 60 books on some of the most pressing social issues of our time.
This acclaimed film examines Merton's life and work through insightful interviews with those who knew him, including the Dalai Lama, poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, publisher Robert Giroux, musician Joan Baez, monks he lived with and friends with whom he shared his deepest emotions.
"An extraordinary, warm and intimate close-up." - National Catholic Reporter
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01 | Merton film highlights his humanity, prophecy | Thomas Merton in October 1968 left his Kentucky monastery for Asia to address a group of religious leaders. | Ryan, Dick | National Catholic Reporter 20 (25 May 1986): 16. | 1986 |
02 | 'Merton' is a remarkable film biography | His name was Thomas Merton. He lived more than half of his 53 years cloistered in a Trappist abbey near Bardstown, Ky. | Staten, Vince | TV Scene [Louisville (publication of the Courier-Journal)] (2 June 1984): 3. | 1984 |
03 | 'A Kind of Prophet' | If some people suppose that the Catholic clergy are cast from a single mold, they can easily straighten themselves out | Donohue, John W. | America 150 (2 June 1984): 422 | 1984 |
04 | A Man Named Merton | Brother Patrick Hart has done this before. He is sitting near the avenue at the Abbey of Gethsemani near Culvertown | Blair, Brian | Kentucky Standard [Bardstown, KY] (4 June 1984): [TV and Entertainment Week section]. | 1984 |
05 | PBS's Merton Film Seen As Potpourri | A couple of Sunday afternoons ago, I watched with great and occasionally dismayed interest the PBS television | McDonnell, Thomas P. | Pilot [Boston] (15 June 1984). | 1984 |
06 | Trappist Monk Thomas Merton to be Topic of PBS Documentary | Thomas Merton, the famous philosopher monk, | Dorsey, Tom. | Courier-Journal (5 June 1984): C3. | 1984. |
07 | A TV Tribute to a 'Spiritual Giant' | In 1956, Paul Wilkes was a student in a Catholic high school in Cleveland | Breig, James | The Chicago Catholic (June 22 and 29, 1984): 15. | 1984. |
08 | New TV Documentary Brings Thomas Merton Back to Life | In the years immediately following the World War II, | Herx, Henry | Catholic Telegraph (June 1, 1984): 7. | 1984. |
SEASONAL | Gift of Rare Value | Thomas Merton stipulated in his legacy that no "autobiographical materials of mine or materials of | Pennington, Basil, OCSO | Merton Seasonal 9:2 (Summer 1984): 2-3 [online]. [Accessed March 8th, 2017] | 1984 |
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A biography of Thomas Merton -- religious mystic, Trappist monk, social critic, and writer of "The Seven Story Mountain."
Lawrence ferlinghetti, naomi burton stone, gregory abels, james laughlin, ernesto cardenal, john eudes bamberger, wilbur h ferry, flavian burns, mary luke tobin, rembert g weakland, kristina borjesson, judith l chiara, audrey l glynn, tom hurwitz, mrs kenneth dale owen, mary sweeney, zina voynow, barbara zahm.
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Merton: a film biography.
Directed by Paul Wilkes
In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the austere Trappist order, where he became an eloquent spiritual writer and mystic as well as an anti-war advocate and witness to peace. Merton: A Film Biography provides the first comprehensive look at this remarkable 20th century religious philosopher who wrote, in addition to his immensely popular autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, over 60 books on some of the most pressing social issues of our time, some of which are excerpted here. Merton offers an engaging profile of a man whose presence in the world touched millions of people and whose words and thoughts continue to have a profound impact and relevance today.
Alexander Scourby Gregory Abels John Barber Jim Forest Robert Lax John Eudes Bamberger Flavian Burns Robert Giroux Naomi Burton Stone James Laughlin Jean Jadot Ernesto Cardenal Lawrence Ferlinghetti W. H. Ferry Mary Luke Tobin Joan Baez Maurice Flood Thích Nhất Hạnh Rembert Weakland Jean Leclercq Tenzin Gyatso
Paul Wilkes
Paul Wilkes Audrey Laurine Glynn
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Zina Voynow
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Frederick Iannone David Eubank
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Review by Charles T. Tatum, Jr. ★★★★
Who was Thomas Merton? This biography attempts to answer that question, and partially succeeds. Thomas Merton was born in 1915 in Europe, the son of two painters. His mother died when he was six, his father died when Thomas was fifteen, and Thomas was alone- much like the early orphanage of Pope John Paul II. Merton went to school at Cambridge in England, where he drank and partied, but also read philosophy and religious texts, overstudying in every subject. He had been drawn to the churches on a trip to Rome, but did not consider a vocation in religion. Thomas' grandfather brought Thomas to America after a scandal involving a pregnant girl, and enrolled him at Columbia University in New…
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January 1, 1984,
Paul Wilkes
Alexander Scourby, Gregory Abels, John Barber, Jim Forest, Robert Lax, John Eudes Bamberger
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In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the austere Trappist order, where he became an eloquent spiritual writer and mystic as well as an anti-war advocate and witness to peace. Merton: A Film Biography provides the first comprehensive look at this remarkable 20th century religious philosopher who wrote, in addition to his immensely popular autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, over 60 books on some of the most pressing social issues of our time, some of which are excerpted here. Merton offers an engaging profile of a man whose presence in the world touched millions of people and whose words and thoughts continue to have a profound impact and relevance today.
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John barber, john eudes bamberger, flavian burns, robert giroux, naomi burton stone, james laughlin, ernesto cardenal, lawrence ferlinghetti, w. h. ferry, mary luke tobin.
Thích nhất hạnh, rembert weakland, jean leclercq.
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In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the austere Trappist order, where he became an eloquent spiritual writer and mystic as well as an anti-war advocate and witness to peace. Merton: A Film Biography provides the first comprehensive look at this remarkable 20th century religious philosopher who wrote, in addition to his immensely popular autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, over 60 books on some of the most pressing social issues of our time, some of which are excerpted here. Merton offers an engaging profile of a man whose presence in the world touched millions of people and whose words and thoughts continue to have a profound impact and relevance today.
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In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the austere Trappist order, where he became an eloquent spiritual writer and mystic as well as an anti-war advocate and witness to peace. Merton: A Film Biography provides the first comprehensive look at this remarkable 20th century religious philosopher ...
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