num_pages: 526
description: The second volume of Thomas Merton's "gusty, passionate journals" (Thomas Moore) chronicles Merton's advancements to priesthood and emergence as a bestselling author with the surprise success of his autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain. Spanning an eleven-year period, Entering the Silence reflects Merton's struggle to balance his vocation to solitude with the budding literary career that would soon established him as one of the most important spiritual writers of our century.
language: English
title: Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and a Writer
titlecomplete: Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and a Writer (The Journals of Thomas Merton)
genres: Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, Christianity, Religion, Catholic, Spirituality, Theology, Nonfiction, Journal
ratings_count: 151
series: The Journals of Thomas Merton
publisher: HarperOne