(E9) THOMAS MERTON PORTRAIT (A Cloistered Monk)
Artist – Tom Dusterberg
Oil on Canvas
Artist – Tom Dusterberg
Oil on Canvas
(E9) THOMAS MERTON PORTRAIT (A Cloistered Monk)
Artist – Tom Dusterberg
Oil on Canvas
Thomas Merton was accepted by the Abbey of Gethsemani, a Trappist Monastery in Kentucky. His books and writings have had a great impact on many including the artist himself whose life, as an atheist, and alcoholic was not going anywhere. Merton’s writings influenced Tom Dusterburg giving up drinking and has become a devout follower of Merton’s teaching. Tom became a Buddhist Christian in 1972 and has taken many other alcoholics to the monastery to help them see the light.
Artist – Tom Dusterberg
Oil on Canvas
Thomas Merton was accepted by the Abbey of Gethsemani, a Trappist Monastery in Kentucky. His books and writings have had a great impact on many including the artist himself whose life, as an atheist, and alcoholic was not going anywhere. Merton’s writings influenced Tom Dusterburg giving up drinking and has become a devout follower of Merton’s teaching. Tom became a Buddhist Christian in 1972 and has taken many other alcoholics to the monastery to help them see the light.
More Information on Thomas Merton:
Thomas Merton OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. On May 26, 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name "Father Louis".
Merton wrote more than 50 books in a period of 27 years, mostly on spirituality, social justice, and a quiet pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews. Among Merton's most enduring works is his bestselling autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain (1948), which sent scores of World War II veterans, students, and even teenagers flocking to monasteries across the US, and was also featured in National Review's list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the century. Merton was a keen proponent of interfaith understanding. He pioneered dialogue with prominent Asian spiritual figures, including the Dalai Lama, the Japanese writer D. T. Suzuki, the Thai Buddhist monk Buddhadasa, and the Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh, and authored books on Zen Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism.
Thomas Merton OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. On May 26, 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name "Father Louis".
Merton wrote more than 50 books in a period of 27 years, mostly on spirituality, social justice, and a quiet pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews. Among Merton's most enduring works is his bestselling autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain (1948), which sent scores of World War II veterans, students, and even teenagers flocking to monasteries across the US, and was also featured in National Review's list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the century. Merton was a keen proponent of interfaith understanding. He pioneered dialogue with prominent Asian spiritual figures, including the Dalai Lama, the Japanese writer D. T. Suzuki, the Thai Buddhist monk Buddhadasa, and the Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh, and authored books on Zen Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism.
