Silent Lamp: The Thomas Merton Story

By William H. Shannon

Book Overview

William H. Shannon shares his intimate knowledge and unique insights in this exciting biography of the monk whose own autobiography became a bestseller. Silent Lamp is the name given to Merton two... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824512812
• ISBN13: 9780824512811
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Crossroad Publishing
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Mertons Real Story

I first read Thomas Merton's bestselling Seven Storey Mountain while in high school, and though it was very dated for mid 1970s America it was important to me dealing with my own trepid quest for the Catholic spiritual experience. The biography is super. It fills in lots of interesting gaps in Merton's life, and though written by a priest is objective and not the least bit preachy or sanctimonious. The timelines are especially useful.