Thomas Merton has been called ‘An American Prophet’ and ‘The Conscience of America.’ Throughout the tumultuous 1960s, Merton was a vocal advocate for the civil rights and peace movements. Merton was the first major religious figure in America to come out against the Vietnam War. He convinced Martin Luther King, Jr. to add his voice to the cause. In the fall of 1968, Merton left the safety of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani monastery in Kentucky to go on what would be known as his Asian Journey. He could not have known at the time that he would never leave
Southeast Asia alive.
Or did he?
Judiciously researched and revealed by the man who discovered Merton’s worldly possessions-removed from the abbey on orders of the abbot after Merton’s death and safeguarded by a fellow monk and a nun who had been Merton’s friend and acolyte. Half a century since her friend and teacher died, the nun revealed Merton’s secret. Here is her incredible story about Merton’s daring plan that might have saved tens of thousands of lives.
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Paul Pearson: Foreword
New Discoveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Humility of Merton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Centenary Exhibit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Most Famous Monk in the World
The Assassination of Thomas Merton
The Monk Who Fell From the Sky
The Intrepid Little Nun
The Abbot’s Orders
The Abbot’s Homily for Thomas Merton
A Nun and a Monk Walk into a Wedding Chapel
The Pilfering of the Thomas Merton Collection (1970-2015)
The Right Place at the Right Time
The Naysayers
Abbey of Gethsemani or Bust
Easy Come, Easy Go
Franz Jägerstätter: Merton’s Model of Moral Courage
Enacting Love
A Distillation of Faith
Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
Pieces of a Puzzle
Afterword
Works Cited
About the Authors