The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University

Merton Source Abbreviations




AbbreviationSource of Merton's Quotation and Citation
HonorableHonorable Reader: Reflections on my Work.
Jnl 1 ('39-'41)Run to the mountain: The Story of a Vocation. The journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 1, 1939-1941.
Jnl 2 ('41-'52)Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and Writer. The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 2, 1941-1952.
Jnl 3 ('52-'60)A Search for Solitude: Pursuing the Monk's True Life. The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 3, 1952-1960.
Jnl 4 ('60-'63)Turning Toward the World: The Pivotal Years. The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 4, 1960-1963.
Jnl 5 ('63-'65)Dancing in the Water of Life: Seeking Peace in the Hermitage. The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 5, 1963-1965.
Jnl 6 ('66-'67)Learning to love: exploring solitude and freedom. The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 6, 1966-1967.
Jnl 7 ('67-'68)The Other Side of the Mountain: The End of the Journey. The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 7, 1967-1968.
Ltrs: CforTThe Courage for Truth: Letters of Thomas Merton to Writers.
Ltrs: GirouxLetters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton.
Ltrs: HammerThe Letters of Thomas Merton and Victor and Carolyn Hammer: Ad majorem Dei Gloriam.
Ltrs: HGLThe Hidden Ground of Love: The Letters of Thomas Merton on Religious Experience and Social Concerns.
Ltrs: LaughlinThomas Merton and James Laughlin: Selected Letters.
Ltrs: LeclercqSurvival or Prophecy? The Letters of Thomas Merton and Jean Leclercq.
Ltrs: RtoJThe Road to Joy: Letters to New and Old Friends.
Ltrs: RuetherAt Home in the World: The Letters of Thomas Merton and Rosemary Radford Ruether.
Ltrs: SofCThe School of Charity: The Letters of Thomas Merton on Religious Renewal and Spiritual Direction.
Ltrs: WtoFWitness to Freedom: The Letters of Thomas Merton in Times of Crisis.