![]() ![]() ![]() I like to refer to it as the zeal of the convert that can sometimes come over as intolerance. In some instances, perhaps he felt he demonstrated a degree of arrogance or too much certainty in his views and at times somewhat of an intolerance of others less immersed than he was in the life of faith. ![]() I think Merton was somewhat embarrassed in later years by maybe the exuberance and enthusiasm of the zeal of the convert and what he regarded as a young man in a hurry. Merton rose to fame with The Seven Storey Mountain – but he later somewhat repudiated it – Can you tell us something about Merton’s spiritual journey? My genuine enthusiasm for Merton is why I wrote my book – I wanted to share it with others. It spoke to me at that time and of course I went on to read practically everything Merton wrote after that. Its appeal for me then and since was the contemporary flavor of his language in which he told the story of a contemporary journey and the struggle to make sense of and to find faith in the modern world. It is a great work – the story of his life and conversion and his early years in the monastery. Like many, my first taste of Merton was his The Seven Storey Mountain. ![]() Monahan: I was introduced to the writings of Thomas Merton as a seminarian and I have grown in my appreciation of his work ever since. Crux: Why did you want to write this book? ![]()
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