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No Man Is an Island
by Thomas Merton
Essays on love, hope, conscience, solitude, vocation and sincerity, written for ordinary people seeking the spiritual life. Accessible Merton.
Read it if…
you want Merton on daily living rather than monastic life.
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Skip it if…
you want his autobiography first.
Try instead: Thoughts in Solitude →
Three things you will actually use
- We are made for one another.
- Sincerity is the beginning.
- Hope is not optimism.
Do this first
Read the chapter on sincerity.
Our verdict
Merton for everyone.
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