Encounter Thomas Merton-the man, monk, and mystic-today. In this course, you will examine the writings of this modern and post-modern chronicler of the soul's unfolding. "The Seven Storey Mountain" would establish many of Merton's most powerful themes-his later works brought these themes to their apex.
Indeed, his later autobiographical works, such as "Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander" and "The Asian Journal," show a more mature and fully realized vision.
As you examine his journals, letters, novels, and poetry, you will encounter a brilliant portrait of the premier Catholic spiritual figure of the twentieth century.Īlthough "The Seven Storey Mountain" cemented Thomas Merton as a prominent writer, he also felt that it presented a limited portrait of him. Higgins in exploring Merton's compelling autobiographical literature. In Thomas Merton, ""The Seven Storey Mountain, and the Rest of the Story,"" you will join award-winning professor and speaker Michael W. While it remains his most famous work, "The Seven Storey Mountain" is only the tip of the iceberg in Merton's rich, multi-layered oeuvre. Today, it is widely regarded as a spiritual classic. An autobiography of his conversion to Catholicism, it became a wildly popular bestseller, propelling this humble Trappist monk to literary fame. When Thomas Merton published "The Seven Storey Mountain" in 1948, no one could have expected it to become an international sensation. Higgins, Ph.D., this course explores the life and literary genius of Thomas Merton. 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 ordersthe Trappist monks.
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