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Thomas Merton/Monk: A Monastic Tribute

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01 The first thing to be noted about this book is that it is an enlarged edition of a previous work.Hauser, Richard J. Review for Religious 43.3 (May-June 1984): 471-472.
1984
02 Tributes to great men are risky ventures.Lay, Thomas N., SJ Review for Religious (1975): 163-164.
1975
03A Contemplative LifeThis volume, the most recent published study of the late Trappist monk and authorKennedy, R. Scott Christian Century 91 (2 October 1974): 911-912.
1974
04Two MemoirsShould an elderly female trustee of Thomas Merton literary estate really be allowed to review booksBurton Stone, Naomi New Republic 172 (25 January 1975): 28-29
1975
05Monastic Tribute to MertonWriting of Thomas Merton, Abbot John eudes Bamberger states, "At the heart of everythig he saidLinner, Rachelle National Catholic Reporter 11 (15 November 1974): 7.
1974
06 This fifth anniversary volume offers a discriminating collage of twelve essays, many appearingKilcourse, George A. Thought 50 (June 1975): 210-211.
1975
07 The best way to get to know a person, other than by meeting him or her through personalWilkinson, Gertrude A. Sign 54 (October 1974): 44.
1974
08Pushing to the frontiersThe deaths of Alan Watts and Thomas Merton deprived the United States of its two most prolificLeech, Kenneth Tablet [London] 229 (1 November 1975): 1059-1060.
1975
09 Though it is difficult to measure the influence that people have on one another, the factMorneau, Robert Cross and Crown 27 (June 1975): 198-199.
1975
10Tom Merton: Monks'-Eye ViewIf you know something about Thomas Merton, if he has been an influence in your life, then youZeik, Michael Commonweal 101 (14 February 1975): 401-403.
1975
11Merton items spawn an industryWallace Stevens was writing about the poetry with which, they say, he attempted to replace belief, but those wordsGarvey, Michael National Catholic Reporter 20 (16 December 1983): 9, 16-17.
1983
12Radical MonkIn the years since Thomas Merton's death in 1968 there has been a steadily growingAllchin, A. M. (Arthur Macdonald) Church Times [London] (15 August 1975): 6.
1975
13 Brother Patrick Hart, longtime secretary of Thomas Merton at Gethsemani, has compiled under one cover twelveKelly, Frederic J., SJ Sisters Today 46 (November 1974): 175.
1974
14The Burgeoning Merton IndustryA colleague of mine regularly drops off for my perusal the proceedings of a societyLabrie, Ross Resources for American Literary Study 15.1 (Spring 1985): 49-59.
1985
15 Merton's long-time secretary has compiled under one cover twelve essays, four poems, and a eulogy,Kelly, Frederic J., SJ Theological Studies 35.4 (December 1974): 780.
1974
16 "He knew better than others how unlikelyJordan, Patrick Catholic Worker XL.7 (September 1974): 4.
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1974.
17The Spokesmen for SilenceThomas Merton was and remainsHebblethwaite, Peter The Times Literary Supplement 3837 (Sept. 26, 1975): 1107.
1975.
18 The many readers of the late Thomas  Publishers Weekly (May 13, 1974).
1974.
19Men and AffairsIf you find on the title page of a book the quotation:Barclay, William Expository Times 87.7 (Apr. 1976): 224.
1976.
20A Testament to Thomas Merton by Fellow Monks and NunsThomas Merton was a versatilePatnaik, Deba P. The Courier-Journal & Times (August 11, 1974).
1974.
21 Since the beginning of theological ferment of the early 1960s manyDahl, M. E. Theology 79.669 (May 1976): 176-178.
1976.
22Merton is Described By Those Who Knew HimUntil the appearance of John Howard Griffin's authorized biography,Fecher, Charles A. The Catholic Review (July 26, 1974): A-5.
1974.
23 An insightful gathering of essaysMcDonnell, Thomas P. America (8 February 1975): 98.
1975.
24Monastic Tribute to MertonIt usually follows in the applied law of literary reputationMcDonnell, Thomas P. The Pilot Boston Mass (20 September 1974): 8.
1974.
25 This collection of essays by fellow monks,Wintz, Jack St. Anthony Messenger. 44.
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26The Best in Books: A Fall SurveyWith broad strokes and finely tooled detailsStanton, Edward S. America (16 November 1974): 296.
1974.
27A Tribute to Thomas MertonSince Thomas Merton's death, on December 10, 1968McInerny, D.Q. The Catholic Post (February 2, 1975): 10.
1975.
28 The value of Fr. Frederic Joseph Kelly's study of Thomas MertonStevens, Clifford America (14 December 1974).
1974.
29He saw Everything Through a Monk's EyesThomas Merton, Monk: A Monastic Tribute is not only the most recentKennedy, Scott Catholic Agitator (October 1974).
1974.
30 Cistercian Patrick Hart, Merton's secretary in the last years of his lifeHolbert, Cornelia Best Sellers [Scranton PA].
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31About BooksThe late Thomas Merton, a Cistercian  St. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press (August 4, 1974).
1974.
32'Merton': No Gun-Drop TheologyNow that Betty Hutton has announced that she found GodMcCarthy, Colman Washington Post (25 June 1974).
1974.
33Books in BriefA number of essays by friendsHayes, E. Nelson Patriot Ledger (9 August 1974).
1974.
34 Of the Thomases, if More is a man for all seasons, Merton is certainly one for ours.Thomas, Bertran Chattanooga Times (September 15, 1974).
1974.
35A Monastic Tribute to MertonThomas Merton's is the most lucidly sustained body of Christian writingMcDonnell, Thomas P. Boston Globe (August 25, 1974).
1974.
36Moving, Honest AppraisalMillions of lives have been touched by the writingsSlight, Joseph E. Standard-Times New Bedford MA (August 25, 1974).
1974.
37His Solitude Encompassed AllThis book is a work of art.Cargas, Harry J. Post-Dispatch St Louis Mo (August 18, 1974).
1974.
38Truth Telling May Surprise Both Jews and ChristiansBoth the similarities and the differences between two booksBishop, David R. Kansas City Star (September 22, 1974).
1974.
39 Thomas Merton needs no introduction, and this new book  Spiritual Book News 17.2 (October 1974): 1, 8.
1974.
40 For readers around the world, encounters with  New Book Review.
 
41 Thomas Merton creatively used silence and solitude to forge  Cultural Information Service (October 1974): 3.
1974.
42 Bro. Patrick Hart was Merton's secretary  Catholic Library World (December 1974): 209.
1974.
43 The articles and poems chosen for this volumeKennedy, R. Scott Book Review Digest (December 1974). Excerpts froma review by R. S. Kennedy, Christian Century.
1974.
44 This collection of rememberances (edited by his secretaryCasey, Genevieve Library Journal (September 15, 1974).
1974.
454 Men of GodThese new books provide the reader with exciting insightsThompson, Gordon Journal Constitution [Atlanta, GA] (November 24, 1974).
1974.
46In the Belly of a Paradox…Thomas Merton was born in the shadowsByrnes, Ronald Minneapolis Tribune (May 4, 1975).
1975.
47The Living Thomas MertonAn encounter with Thomas Merton through his abundantLentfoehr, Therese, SDS Milwaukee Journal (April 13, 1975).
1975.
48A Monk of RenewalThomas Merton - Fr. Louis as he was known in the Cistercian Abbey of GethsemaneL.T.S. Catena. 231.
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49Merton: Finding a Truce With Modern SocietyThis latest offering from and to the Thomas Merton cultGetlein, Frank Washington Star-News (August 14, 1974).
1974.
50Tributes to a Great MonkThe death of Thomas Merton, nearly eight years ago,J.H. Catholic Herald [London] (August 15, 1975): 6.
1975.
51BooksIn his Memoirs Cardinal Mindszenty tells the storyMuggeridge, Malcolm Esquire (December 1974): 86, 88.
1974.
52Merton Enriched the FaithWith the publication of his autobiographyMorris, Mary B. Roanoke Times (November 10, 1974): F-4.
1974.
53Thomas Merton, Monk: Monastic TributeReaders of Thomas Merton's works will relish this book.Goulet, Yvonne Church World [Portland ME] (1974).
1974.
CSQ For the fifth anniversary of the death of ThomasDumont, Charles Cistercian Studies 9.4 (1974). Bulletin of Monastic Spirituality # 216. [128-129].
1974.
SEASONALNew & EnlargedThis is a re-issue of the book published by Sheed & Ward in 1974 and Doubleday Image PaperbacksBurton Stone, Naomi Merton Seasonal 9:2 (Summer 1984): 16-17 [online]. [Accessed March 8th, 2017]
http://merton.org/ITMS/Seasonal/09/9-2Stone.pdf
1984