The Merton Annual, Vol 18 Studies in Culture, Spirituality and Social Concerns

by Kramer, Victor

• ISBN13: 9781887752855
• ISBN10: 1887752854
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-28
• Publisher: Fons Vitae

Summary

The Merton Annualbegan in 1998 as a vehicle for publishing extended monographs related to Thomas Merton, including his contributions to letters; his monastic, ecumenical, and social concerns; and his importance as a writer, an artist, and a monk. This gathering of articles illustrates the relationships between liturgical art and monasticism, Merton's influence upon other artists, and his own sustained poetic developmentwhere his cultural interests melded into a global appreciation.

Author Biography

Victor Kramer is the founding editor of The Merton Annual, and a coeditor of The Complete Journal of Thomas Merton, Volume Four. He has been engaged in Merton-related studies for 30 years. He lives in Decatur, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Monastic Awareness, Liturgy and Art: The Benedictine Tradition in Relation to Merton's Growing Artistic Interests	7	(4)
Victor A. Kramer
``Three Prayers'' Written for Frank Kacmarcik	11	(4)
Thomas Merton
``The Monk and Sacred Art'' (1956) and ``Art and Worship'' (1959)	15	(7)
Thomas Merton
Victor A. Kramer
Glenn Crider
Frank Kacmarcik and the Cistercian Architectural Tradition	22	(11)
Kevin Seasoltz
A Merton Connection: Frank Kacmarcik, OblSB, Monk and Artist (1940--2004)	33	(26)
Charlotte Anne Zalot
Three Comments about Benedictine Monastic Community Reading: ``Food for Thought: Monastic Table Reading''; ``A Record of Books Read''; and ``Table Reading in the Monastery Today''	59	(6)
Eric Hollas
Daniel Durken
Stefanie Weisgram
``Remarks Following a 2004 Poetry Reading''	65	(8)
Ernesto Cardenal
Dennis Beach
Patrick Hart
Corey Shouse
A Discovery: Thomas Merton's Poetry as Art Song; Compositions by Bryan Beaumont Hays, OSB: A Bibliographical Note	73	(4)
Anthony Feuerstein
``Unadorned Ideal'': An Interview in Two Parts with Methodius Telnack, OCSO	77	(19)
Victor A. Kramer
Glenn Crider
Contemporary Architectural Witness to the Lived Cistercian Ideal: The Abbey Churches of Gethsemani and Conyers	96	(13)
Dewey Weiss Kramer
Thomas Merton on William Blake: ``To Look Through Matter into Eternity''	109	(20)
Michael Griffith
Divining the Inscaped-Landscape: Hopkins, Merton and the Ascent to True Self	129	(13)
Jeffrey A. Cooper
Encounter in a Secret Country: Thomas Merton and Jorge Carrera Andrade	142	(27)
Malgorzata Poks
Jewels Upon His Forehead: Spiritual Vision in the Poetry and Photography of Thomas Merton	169	(20)
Marilyn Sunderman
Wisdom, Sapiential Poetry, and Personalism: Exploring Some of Thomas Merton's Ideas for Values Education	189	(19)
Ross Keating
The Conflict Not Yet Fully Faced: Thomas Merton as Reader in His Journals	208	(32)
Chris Orvin
A Monk with the Spiritual Equipment of an Artist: The Art of Thomas Merton	240	(22)
Paul M. Pearson
Do I want a small painting? The Correspondence of Thomas Merton and Ad Reinhardt: An Introduction and Commentary	262	(53)
Roger Lipsey
Art in The Merton Annual, Volumes 1-5	315	(5)
Glenn Crider
Paul M. Pearson
Reading Merton from the (Polish) Margin: 2004 Bibliographic Review	320	(29)
Malgorzata Poks
REVIEWS
Szabo, Lynn (ed.) In the Dark Before Dawn[;] New Selected Poems of Thomas Merton	349	(3)
Victor A. Kramer
Montaldo, Jonathan, A Year with Thomas Merton: Daily Meditations from His Journals	352	(3)
Patrick F. O'Connell
Kownacki, Mary Lou, Between Two Souls: Conversations with Ryokan	355	(5)
Christine M. Bochen
Chittister, Joan, Called to Question: A Spiritual Memoir	360	(2)
Joy A. Schroeder
Kirvan, John, Grace through Simplicity: The Practical Spirituality of Evelyn Underhill	362	(1)
Dana Greene
Patterson, Richard B., Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography	363	(1)
Glenn Crider
Nouwen, Henri J. M., Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christian Life and Ford, Michael, Eternal Seasons: A Liturgical Journey with Henri J. M. Nouwen	364	(3)
Angus F. Stuart
O'Malley, John W., Four Cultures of the West	367	(4)
William H. Shannon
Contributors	371	(6)
Index	377