The Silent Life
by Thomas Merton | 
No Man Is an Island
by Thomas Merton | 
Thoughts In Solitude
by Thomas Merton | 
New Seeds of Contemplation
by Thomas Merton | 
Disputed Questions
by Thomas Merton | 
Original Blessing
by Matthew Fox | 
A Search for Solitude
by Thomas Merton | 
The Third Jesus
by Deepak Chopra |
Stitches
by Anne Lamott |
Seeds of Hope
by Robert Durback | 
Zen and the Birds of Appetite
by Thomas Merton | 
Life and Holiness
by Thomas Merton | 
Misquoting Jesus
by Bart D. Ehrman | 
The Great Transformation
by Karen Armstrong |
The Origin of Satan
by Elaine Pagels | 
The Spirit of Mediaeval Philosophy
by Etienne Gilson |
A Secular Age
by Charles Taylor | 
Pagans and Christians
by Robin Lane Fox |
The Sign of Jonas
by Thomas Merton | 
Mystics and Zen Masters
by Thomas Merton |
The personal tones of the translations, the blend of reverence and humor so characteristic of him, show how deeply Merton identified with the legendary authors of these sayings and parables, the fourth-century Christian Fathers who sought solitude and contemplation in the deserts of the Near East.