This comprehensive collection includes essays by scholars, Merton's own Sufi poems, book reviews of Sufi texts, as well as edited transcriptions of his lectures on Sufism.
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This review is from: Merton & Sufism: The Untold Story: A Complete Compendium (The Fons Vitae Thomas Merton series) (Paperback)
This is a well written book about a deeply spiritual man. This book is about a monk spiritual journey. A journey that took him to many alien ideas and cultures.In his quest and search for the Real, he refused to disregard other revealed religions and what they can offer in a complete sense of spirituality. His search led him to contact Muslims as well as Muslims saints and other well known and respected writers about the subject of Islam and Sufism in particular. This book reads like story which makes it easy to read. At the end, the reader will be able to find out the influence that Islam and Sufism had on this excellent mind. And how it helped him to become a better Christian. I have enjoyed this book very much. I would recommend this book for all.
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thomas merton was a beloved scholar and practitioner of christian mysticism. in his travels, he reached out to many, including those of the buddhist faith and those of the sufi (islamic mystics) traditions. this book contains a number of writings that describe merton's approach to sufism and study thereof. i like the gray and i believe that merton finds or defines it in this book. it is one of merton's finer pieces. it's written in a style that is accessible to most educated adults. as a great fan of merton, i have not yet found a book that i have not liked. it is outstanding. i give this book a solid "A" and i highly recommend it to all mystics, all christians, and all muslims.
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- Signs of Peace: The Interfaith Letters of Thomas Merton by William Apel on 4 pages
- Roman Catholics and Shi'i Muslims: Prayer, Passion, and Politics by James A. Bill in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Paths to the Heart: Sufism and the Christian East by James Cutsinger on page 3, and page 5
- Walking with Thomas Merton: Discovering His Poetry, Essays, and Journals by Robert G. Waldron in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- In Whom We Live and Move and Have Our Being: Panentheistic Reflections on God's Presence in a Scientific World by Philip Clayton in Back Matter
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