{"product_id":"thomas-merton-in-california-the-redwoods-conferences-and-letters-paperback","title":"Thomas Merton in California: The Redwoods Conferences and Letters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Merton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Odorisio\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKathy Devico\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreviously unpublished material from world-renowned Trappist monk and author, Thomas Merton, featuring the final conference talks given in the United States before his untimely death.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In May and October of 1968, Thomas Merton offered two extended conferences at Our Lady of the Redwoods Abbey, a Cistercian women's community in Northern California. Comprising over twenty-six hours of previously unpublished material, \u003ci\u003eThomas Merton in California\u003c\/i\u003e covers a variety of topics including ecology and consciousness, yoga and Hinduism, Native American ritual and rites of passage, Sufi spirituality, and inter-religious dialogue, along with extended discussions on prayer and the contemplative life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The material presented in these talks reveals Merton's wide-ranging intellectual and spiritual pursuits in the final year of his life, and fills a long-standing lacuna around Merton's visits to Redwoods Monastery, forming a necessary bridge to the Asian journey that was to come. Practical and applicable, as well as searching and inspired, \u003ci\u003eThomas Merton in California \u003c\/i\u003eis essential for Merton readers and scholars, and all those interested in deepening their spiritual lives.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid M. Odorisio, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, is Associate Core faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, California. He received his MA in the History of Christian Spirituality from Saint John's University, School of Theology-Seminary, and his PhD in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. David is editor of \u003ci\u003eMerton and Hinduism: The Yoga of the\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeart\u003c\/i\u003e and has published in numerous journals in the areas of psychology and religion, and the life and writings of Thomas Merton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 462\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 8.6 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154951671943,"sku":"9798400800313","price":64.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9c128d093098ba74e1557f6d98f33ac1.webp?v=1733232104","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/thomas-merton-in-california-the-redwoods-conferences-and-letters-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}