The Merton Annual The ITMS and the Thomas Merton Center support publication of The Merton Annual: Studies in Culture, Spirituality and Social Concerns. The Merton Annual is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles about Thomas Merton and about related matters of major concern to his life and work. Its purpose is to enhance Merton’s reputation as a writer and monk, to continue to develop his message for our times, and to provide a regular outlet for substantial Merton-related scholarship. The Merton Annual includes as regular features reviews, review-essays, a bibliographic survey, interviews, and first appearances of unpublished, or obscurely published, Merton materials, photographs and art. Essays about related literary and spiritual matters will also be considered. Manuscripts and books for review may be sent to either of the editors.   ITMS members can purchase The Merton Annual at a special rate. Copies can also be ordered from the Thomas Merton Center - order The Merton Annual, volume 36. (To be published March 15, 2024)   Volumes 18 - 35 may also be ordered from the Merton Center - contact [email protected] for further information or go to: https://merton.org/ITMS/Annual/annualavailable.aspx.   Volume 36 of The Merton Annual will be available in early March and Volume 37 is due for publication in Spring 2025. The Merton Annual is available to ITMS members as part of an enhanced membership package. Further details of this are available at the ITMS Membership web page.

Volume 36 - Table of Contents

• "The Merton Annual - A Brief History." 7-8.

• Golemboski, David. "Sophia Comes Forth, Reaching." 9-15.

• Forest, Jim. "Letters to Tom (1966-1968)" edited with an introduction by Patrick F. O'Connell. 16-64.

• Bingemer, Maria Clara Lucchetti. "The Feminine in Merton's Life: Some Notes on His Experience with Women." 65-86.

• Park, Jung Eun Sophia, SNJM. "Dancing with Thomas Merton in the Borderland." 87-101.

• Sayre, Patricia A. "Alone Together: The Solitary Ties That Bind Thomas Merton and Elena Malits, CSC." 102-120.

• Tabor, Callie. "The Sanctity of the Self: Women and Sainthood in Conversation with Thomas Merton and Sr. Thea Bowman." 121-142.

• Godlaski, Aaron J. "Neither This nor That: Merton's Communion with Nature." 143-156.

• Gillespie, John M. "'A World That Wants to Flourish in Love': Thomas Merton, Rainer Maria Rilke and the Hidden Wholeness of Creation." 157-173.

• Odorisio, David M. "'Not Drugs but Night': Thomas Merton on LSD and the Psychology of Religious Experience." 174-211.

• Robinson, Jim. "Both 'Hippie Monk' and Distanced Critic: Thomas Merton and the 1960s Counterculture." 212-222.

• Stout, Huili (Kathy). "Dao and Sophia: A Dance of Two Names." 223-244.

• McNary-Zak, Bernadette. "Pausing to Listen: A Bibliographic Review of 2022." 245-256.

• Williams, Rowan. Rev. of Liturgical Feasts and Seasons: Novitiate Conferences on Scripture and Liturgy 3 [Full Text] edited with an Introduction by Patrick F. O'Connell. 257-260.

• Robinson, Jim. Rev. of Thomas Merton, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and the Protection of All Beings [Full Text] by Bill Morgan. 260-263.

• McNary-Zak, Bernadette. Rev. of Awake and Alive: Thomas Merton according to His Novices [Full Text] edited by Jon M. Sweeney. 263-265.

• Golemboski, David. Rev. of Thomas Merton and the Individual Witness: Kingdom Making in a Post-Christian, Post-Truth World [Full Text] by David E. Orberson. 265-268.

• Kolp, Alan. Rev. of Open to the Full Dimension: Thomas Merton, Practical Theology, & Pastoral Practice [Full Text] by Dominiek Lootens. 268-270.

• O'Connell, Patrick F. Rev. of The Merton Prayer: An Exercise in Authenticity [Full Text] by Steven A. Denny. 270-274.

• Hall, Cassidy. Rev. of Unlearning White Supremacy: A Spirituality for Racial Liberation [Full Text] by Alex Mikulich. 274-276.

• Valente, Judith. Rev. of Dearest Sister Wendy: A Surprising Story of Faith and Friendship [Full Text] by Sister Wendy Beckett and Robert Ellsberg. 276-279.

• Matthews, Gray. Rev. of I Came Here Seeking a Person: A Vital Story of Grace [Full Text] by William D. Glenn. 279-282.

• Dekar, Paul R. Rev. of Reading Thomas Merton and Longing for God in Haiti: Learning Wisdom in the School of My Life [Full Text] by Gerard Thomas Straub. 282-283.

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The Merton Annual publishes articles about Thomas Merton and about related matters of major concern to his life and work. Its purpose is to enhance Merton's reputation as a writer and monk, to continue to develop his message for our times, and to provide a regular outlet for substantial Merton-related scholarship. The Merton Annual includes as regular features reviews, review-essays, a bibliographic survey, interviews, and first appearances of unpublished, or obscurely published Merton materials, photographs, and art. Essays about related literary and spiritual matters will also be considered.

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