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Spiritual writer Thomas Merton is the most influential American Catholic author of the twentieth century. Despite appearances to the contrary, in 1966 he was a troubled, lonely monk. Only when the suffering Merton fell madly in love with a student nurse, a forbidden, erotic affair condemned by the Catholic Church, would he discover whether his devotion to God was stronger than his dedication to the woman he called "a miracle in my life." Truly an inspirational story based on Merton's personal journals, new information and sources such as fellow monks, Beneath the Mask of Holiness presents a unique portrayal of the famous man, one never revealed in its entirety before.

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ISBN-13:	9780230101340
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/26/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	257
Sales rank:	462,793
File size:	876 KB

About the Author

Mark Shaw is the author of fifteen books. He holds a Masters degree in theological studies and is a member of the International Thomas Merton Society. A former defense attorney and columnist for the Aspen Daily News, he has been a television legal analyst for ABC, CBS, and ESPN.

Mark Shaw, the author of more than twenty books, was a criminal defense attorney before becoming a television legal analyst for Good Morning America. He went on to correctly predict the outcomes of both the Mike Tyson and O. J. Simpson trials for, among others, CNN, ABC, and ESPN. He wrote several columns analyzing the Tyson case for USA Today. In 2004, he analyzed the Kobe Bryant case for ESPN and USAToday.com. He lives in Superior, Colorado.

Book I * Chapter One: "Perfect Freedom Equals Perfect Love" * Chapter Two: Margie

Book II * Chapter Three: The Orphan * Chapter Four: Visions of my Father * Chapter Five: Franciscan Denial * Chapter Six: Searching for the True Merton * Chapter Seven: Freedom Seeker * Chapter Eight: People Think I Am Happy * Chapter Nine: Dancing in the Waters of Life

Book III * Chapter Ten: The Other Side of the Story * Chapter Eleven: Calamity at Cambridge * Chapter Twelve: The Columbia Days * Chapter Thirteen: Tears of Rage

Book IV * Chapter Fourteen: Questions and Answers * Chapter Fifteen: Merton the Christian * Chapter Sixteen: Substitute Mothers and Lovers

Book V * Chapter Seventeen: We Are Terribly In Love * Chapter Eighteen: Margie Loves You and Will Always Love You * Chapter Nineteen: Margie or God * Chapter Twenty: Broken Vows * Chapter Twenty-One: The New Merton * Chapter Twenty-Two: Merton's Legacy

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Editorial Reviews

[This book] can only deepen and add weight to our respect for this scrupulous, devoted, and tormented man.” —Ron Carlson, author of Five Skies

“An accurate portrayal of Thomas Merton. He had a great need for love.” —Dr. Rudy Bernard, Merton's fellow monk at Gethsemani

“This book will provide people with a new view of the deeply human, but transcendent, love story of Thomas Merton—loving God and loving a woman. [It will be] a great contribution to the spiritual journey of thousands of people.” —Dr. Lewis Rambo, Professor of Pastoral Psychology at San Francisco Theological Seminary, and conversion expert

“This book permits us to find what is inspirational about Merton—his strength and determination to overcome, and at times accept, his human frailness and vulnerability all while battling for self-discovery and solace.” —Patrick Hasburgh, author of Aspen Pulp

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