Love and Living by Merton, Thomas; Stone, Naomi Burton; Hart, Patrick
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- you value Thomas Merton’s monastic insights on prayer.
- you enjoy essay collections that address solitude and daily ethics.
Maybe skip if...
- you want a systematic theology or academic textbook on spirituality.
- you prefer prescriptive self-help rather than reflective essays.
- You are specifically hunting for the newest framing rather than a backlist perspective.
Summary
A 1985 Harcourt collection of Thomas Merton’s essays edited by Naomi Burton Stone and Patrick Hart, Love and Living offers contemplative reflections on prayer, solitude, and the ethics of everyday life across 232 pages.
Edition on file: 1985 • Harcourt • 232 pages • ISBN 9780156538954.
Why this book now
Readers seeking steady spiritual guidance will find Merton’s reflections on solitude and compassion resonant amid contemporary distraction.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 232 pages, this is a moderate commitment—best read slowly, a chapter or essay at a time, with pauses for reflection.
What stands out here
This 1985 Harcourt edition presents Merton’s selected essays curated by Naomi Burton Stone and Patrick Hart, emphasizing personal spirituality over doctrine.
Best way to approach it
Approach Love and Living as a companion for reflective reading: read single essays, journal reactions, and return to passages during quiet moments.
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