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Merton: A Film Biography

A Film by Paul Wilkes & Audrey Glynn

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Description

In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the austere Trappist order, where he became an eloquent spiritual writer and mystic as well as an anti-war advocate and witness to peace.

Merton: A Film Biography provides the first comprehensive look at this remarkable 20th century religious philosopher who wrote, in addition to his immensely popular autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, over 60 books on some of the most pressing social issues of our time, some of which are excerpted here.

Merton offers an engaging profile of a man whose presence in the world touched millions of people and whose words and thoughts continue to have a profound impact and relevance today.


What the Critics are Saying

"An extraordinary, warm and intimate close-up." - National Catholic Reporter

"A brilliant and creative masterpiece! I doubt one could find a more profitable hour with equal beauty, interest, and inspiration." - M. Basil Pennington


Recommended Reading

The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals by Thomas Merton

Living With Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton by Jim Forest

Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton ed. Morgan C. Atkinson & Jonathan Montaldo


Links

The Thomas Merton Foundation

Thomas Merton Center- Pittsburgh

Abbey of Gethsemani

Merton was named one of the 10 best films about holy men and women by America Magazine.
Read the review here.


Features and Specifications

Bonus materials:
  • Remembering Thomas Merton by the Thomas Merton Society:

Format: DVD
Running Time: 57 minutes
Color: Color
Language: English


  

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