The Journals of Thomas Merton Books in Order

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The The Journals of Thomas Merton series by Thomas Merton includes 7 books.

Publication order

In the order the books were originally released.

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  2. Entering the Silence

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    The second volume of Thomas Merton's journals documents his advancement to priesthood and his rise as a bestselling author following the unexpected…

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  3. A search for solitude

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    A Search for Solitude is the third volume of Thomas Merton's private journals, documenting his reflections during the early 1950s as he grappled with…

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  4. Turning Toward the World

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  5. Dancing in the water of life

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    Volume 5 of Thomas Merton's journals, Dancing in the Water of Life, documents his fiftieth year amid the social and political upheavals of the 1960s,…

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  6. Learning to Love

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  7. The Other Side of the Mountain

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    The seventh and final volume of Thomas Merton's journals documents his spiritual and geographic journey in the United States and the Far East during…

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What order should I read the The Journals of Thomas Merton books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with “Run to the Mountain: The Story of a VocationThe Journal of Thomas Merton, Volume 1”. Start with “Run to the Mountain: The Story of a VocationThe Journal of Thomas Merton, Volume 1.”

How many books are in the The Journals of Thomas Merton series?

We list 7 books by Thomas Merton .

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