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unpublished, or obscurely published, Merton materials,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 35.
(To be published April 15, 2023)
Volumes 18 - 34 may also be ordered from the Merton Center
- contact
merton@bellarmine.edu for further information or go to:
https://merton.org/ITMS/Annual/annualavailable.aspx.
Volume 35 of The Merton
Annual will be available in early April and Volume 36 is due for
publication in Spring 2024. 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.
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Volume 35 - Table of Contents
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Golemboski, David.
"Introduction:
A Society of 'Soul Friends'."
7-13.
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Forest, Jim. "Letters
to Tom (1961-1965)" edited with an introduction by
Patrick F. O'Connell. 14-70.
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Ruether, Rosemary. "Monks and Marxists:
A Look at the Catholic Left" introduction by Patrick F.
O'Connell. 71-84.
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Main, John, OSB. "Letter from a
Hermitage" introduction by Nicholas Scrimenti. 85-95.
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Collins, Brendan. "From Monastic
Studies to Monastic Renewal" an interview conducted by
David M. Odorisio. 96-114.
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Boedy, Matthew. "Merton, Kenosis and
Rhetorical Invention." 115-127.
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O'Connell, Patrick F. "Apocalypse
Now? Thomas Merton as Post-War Poet."
128-150.
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Van den Brink, Bret.
"'Compassion's Sweet Poison', The Sources of Thomas
Merton's 'Origen'." 151-162.
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Raggio, Marcela. "'All Frogs in One
Pond': An Approach to Thomas Merton's Monks Pond."
163-173.
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Cronin, James G. R. "Disarming
Discourse: Thomas Merton's Breakthrough to Peace,
October 1961 - September 1962."
174-188.
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Mendonça-Richards, Alicia. "The
Relevance of New Seeds of Contemplation to Contemporary
Pastoral Practitioners."
189-202.
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Kerr, Aaron K. "The Earth Alive in the Third
Space." 203-213.
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Kehoe,
Deborah P.
"Thomas Merton's Engaged Christianity: A Bibliographic Review of 2021."
214-230.
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Robinson, Jim. Rev. of
Notes on Genesis and Exodus [Full
Text] by
Thomas Merton, edited with an introduction by Patrick F.
O’Connell. 231-236.
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Stout, Huili S. Rev. of
Merton & Confucianism: Rites, Righteousness and Integral
Humanity [Full
Text]
edited
with an introduction by Patrick F. O’Connell. 236-241.
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Serrán-Pagán y Fuentes, Cristóbal. Rev. of
Merton & Hinduism: The Yoga of the Heart [Full
Text]
edited
by David M. Odorisio. 242-246.
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Nuccio, Anthony. Rev. of
Man of
Dialogue: Thomas Merton's Catholic Vision [Full
Text]
by
Greg Hillis. 246-250.
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Matthews, Gray. Rev. of
Signs of Hope: Thomas Merton's Letters on Peace, Race, and
Ecology [Full
Text]
by
Gordon Oyer.
250-253.
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O'Connell, Patrick F. Rev. of
The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas
Merton [Full
Text]
by
Sophfronia Scott. 254-257.
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Thralls, Chad R. Rev. of
Opening New Horizons: Seeds of a Theology of Religious Pluralism
in Thomas Merton's Dialogue with D. T. Suzuki [Full
Text]
by
Joseph Quinn Raab. 257-261.
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McDonald, Emma. Rev. of
Thomas Merton: God’s Messenger on the Road toward a New World [Full
Text]
by
Paul R. Dekar. 261-263.
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O'Hare, Padraic. Rev. of
A Focus on Truth: Thomas Merton’s Uncensored Mind [Full
Text]
by
Patrick W. Collins. 263-267.
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Pynkoski, Paul. Rev. of
Thomas Merton: An Introduction to His Life, Teachings, and
Practices [Full
Text]
by
Jon M. Sweeney. 267-272.
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Meade, Mark C. Rev. of
Eyes of Compassion: Living with Thich Nhat Hanh
[Full Text]
by Jim
Forest. 272-274.
Contents of Earlier Volumes
Earlier Issues Available for
Purchase
List of Articles Available in Full Text
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Submissions:
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.
Guidelines for Submissions
Manuscripts and books for review
may be sent to the editors:
Bernadette McNary-Zak.
Rhodes College, 2000 North Parkway,
Memphis, TN 38112-
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David Golemboski. 828 S. Duluth Ave., Sioux Falls,
SD 57104-
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mertonannual@gmail.com
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mertonannual@gmail.com
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Editorial Board
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William Apel (McMinnville, OR)
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Fiona Gardner (Bath,
UK) |
Daniel P. Horan (Chicago, IL)
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Victor A. Kramer (Decatur,
GA) |
Roger Lipsey (Garrison, NY) |
Gray Matthews (Memphis, TN) |
Patrick F. O'Connell (Erie,
PA) |
Malgorzata Poks (University
of Silesia,
Poland) |
Paul M. Pearson
(Louisville, KY) |
Bonnie B. Thurston
(Wheeling, WV) |
Monica Weis (Rochester, NY)
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