Sister Monica Weis Authors new book on Thomas Merton

Published May 24, 2011 10:35

Thomas Merton Weis Book

Sister Monica Weis SSJ has just published a new book about Thomas Merton. In “The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton”, Sister Monica explores how Merton’s love of nature shaped his spirituality and impacted his interest in environmental concerns. Merton, a 20th century anglo American Catholic writer and Trappist Monk, was one of the first writers to raise concerns about ecological issues. 

Sister Monica will hold a book signing on June 24 at 7:00pm at the Barnes Noble in Pittsford, New York located at 3349 Monroe Avenue.
The book is also available at the SSJ gift shop which is located at the SSJ Motherhouse, 150 French Road, Rochester, New York and on Amazon.com.

Book Reviews

"Thomas Merton saw the hidden praise of God in the world of nature but understood that to sense that presence required a contemplative and poetic eye. Merton had both the eye and the poetic vocabulary as Monica Weis shows in this sensitive and perceptive study."--Lawrence S. Cunningham, John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology, The University of Notre Dame" -- 

"In this wise and luminous book, Monica Weis shares the fruits of her research in a comprehensive synthesis filled with vivid details from Merton's journals, poetry and other writings. In prose both lyrical and logical, Weis traces Merton's appreciation and affinity for nature from his early life in France through his final years in his hermitage. She shows that protecting the natural world was an integral part of Merton's social consciousness, and the challenge of his environmental vision is as powerful and as pertinent in today's world of ecological crisis as it was during Merton's own lifetime."--Patrick F. O'Connell, Editor: The Merton Seasonal" --

"Making use of both primary and secondary sources, Monica Weis explores the amazing growth of Thomas Merton's ecological consciousness, especially during his 27 years as a monk of Gethsemani in Kentucky. This well-written survey of Merton's appreciation of the natural environment is a welcome addition to a more complete understanding of Thomas Merton's enormous legacy."--Br. Patrick Hart, OCSO, was Thomas Merton's last secretary, and since his earth has edited many books by and about Merton" --

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