He describes all the places he lives at different moments vividly: the provincial countryside of southern France, the mountains and valleys of upstate New York, the ancient churches of Rome, the shrines of Cuba, “dark and sinister” campus of Cambridge, the bustling halls of Columbia. This “autobiography of faith” takes the reader through Merton’s life, from his early childhood in France to him entering the Abbey of Gethesemani as a monk. Merton has much wisdom to offer for the current Chapel Hill student. As a Trappist monk, he lived a life of silence, but his voice was heard throughout the word The Seven Storey Mountain sold millions of copies in the post-WWII world. He was a monk secluded from the world but involved in issues of this world. Thomas Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain is a work worthy to devote time to read in college, one I will treasure. Thomas Merton knew this hence he remembers the books he read that influenced him throughout his youth. The books we read during this time will be some of the most influential in our growth. The memories we make in college are some of the most memorable in our lives.
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