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The Seven Storey Mountain

A modern-day Confessions of Saint Augustine, The Seven Storey Mountain is one of the most influential religious works of the twentieth century. This edition contains an introduction by Merton's editor, Robert Giroux, and a note to the reader by biographer William H. Shannon. It tells of the growing restlessness of a brilliant and passionate young man whose search for peace and faith leads him, at the age of twenty-six, to take vows in one of the most demanding Catholic orders-the Trappist monks. At the Abbey of Gethsemani, "the four walls of my new freedom," Thomas Merton struggles to withdraw from the world, but only after he has fully immersed himself in it. The Seven Storey Mountain has been a favorite of readers ranging from Graham Greene to Claire Booth Luce, Eldridge Cleaver, and Frank McCourt. And, in the half-century since its original publication, this timeless spiritual tome has been published in over twenty languages and has touched millions of lives.  more

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4/5
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Posted: Sep-26-2009
Beautiful, if flawed.

This autobiography of the early years and conversion to Catholicism of the Trappist Monk Thomas Merton is highly engaging and often quite beautiful in it's descriptions of the value of faith and the the importance of a contemplative...

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5/5
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Posted: Jul-08-2009
a person out of place in this world (yet he truly loved it)

The writings of Merton have always been challenging. Most people think of monks as those who have withdrawn from the world and all of its problems. This is not the case, at least not for Merton. His monastic life granted him the ability...

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5/5
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Posted: Mar-17-2009
Couldn't Ask for More

Copies were well priced, new, and came amazingly fast.The Seven Storey Mountain Obviously the Merton story and the quality of his prose are outstanding.

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Posted: Jan-19-2009
Seven Storey Mountain

I'm not really qualified to review this book because I haven't read it. I bought it for a gift for my son who requested it. He said it's excellent, but that's hearsay.

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4/5
From: Amazon
Posted: Sep-26-2009
Beautiful, if flawed.

This autobiography of the early years and conversion to Catholicism of the Trappist Monk Thomas Merton is highly engaging and often quite beautiful in it's descriptions of the value of faith and the the importance of a contemplative...

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Posted: Oct-11-2003
Filled with anguish and guilt

I reviewed this book a few years ago. It has, however, receded greatly in its importance in my life, as I am now married happily and have left all the guilt of my life as a single man behind. Yes, Seven Storey has some good commentary...

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2/5
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Posted: Dec-18-2005
Dull, with moments of brilliance

This book is supposed to be the autobiography of one of Catholicism's great open minds. But Merton's mind is largely closed. Merton bashes nearly everyone in this book, Anglicans, people without faith, protestants of all colors. He does...

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