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  • Thomas Merton, 1959
    Thomas Merton
    / The Seven Storey Mountain and other spiritual writings

    …the Divided Sea (1946), and Figures for an Apocalypse (1948). With the publication of The Seven Storey Mountain, he gained an international reputation. From 1951 to 1955 Merton served as master of scholastics (students for the priesthood) at the Trappist abbey, followed by 10 years serving as master of novices…

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    …the Divided Sea (1946), and Figures for an Apocalypse (1948). With the publication of The Seven Storey Mountain, he gained an international reputation. From 1951 to 1955 Merton served as master of scholastics (students for the priesthood) at the Trappist abbey, followed by 10 years serving as master of novices…

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