Front-cover -- Title page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. Stirrings of a New Monasticism -- 2. Introducing Thomas Merton -- 3. Thomas Merton on Monastic Renewal -- Monastic Formation -- Merton on Prayer -- Openness to Wider Society -- Reflections -- 4. Thomas Merton on Simplification of Life -- The Spirit of Simplicity: Merton's First Book of Monastic Theology -- Simplicity in Merton's Other Writings -- Why Merton on Simplicity Matters -- Reflections -- 5. Thomas Merton, Guide to the Right Use of Technology -- Merton on The Triple Revolution -- Defining and Evaluating Technology -- Three Baskets of Concern: Destruction, Distortion, and Distraction, -- Destructive Developments -- Distortion of Our True Humanity -- Divertissements, Diversions, and Distractions -- Merton's Prophetic Diagnosis -- Reflections -- 6. Thomas Merton on Care of Earth -- Interconnection with Nature -- Custodianship of Nature -- Reflections -- 7. The Root of War Is Fear -- Merton on War and Peace -- Merton on Gandhi and Non-violence -- Merton on Dialogue -- Reflections -- 8. Twentieth-Century Wisdom for Twenty-First-Century Communities -- New Monastic Communities -- Merton on a New Monasticism -- Merton on Four New Communities -- The Shakers -- The Hutterian Brethren -- Taizé -- Madonna House Apostolate -- Merton as Mentor of New Monastics -- Reflections -- 9. Building Communities of Love -- The Need for Communities of Love -- Communities of Love -- Merton for the Next Generation -- Seeking Wisdom on the Journey -- Appendix 1. The Christian in a Technological World -- "The Christian in a Technological World" -- Appendix 2. Marxism and Technology -- Introduction -- "Computers-Marxism. The 'no-dialogue' kind" -- Bibliography -- Merton Titles by Category, Date of Publication -- Poetry -- Fiction -- Autobiographical Books and Journals.

Essays on Monasticism -- Essays on History and Doctrinal Theology -- Essays on Biblical and Liturgical Themes -- Essays on Spiritual Direction, Prayer, and Contemplation -- Essays on Literary Themes and Contemporary Issues -- Essays on Asian and Native American Religion -- Letters -- Anthologies -- Introductions, Talks, Unpublished essays -- Periodicals -- Other Sources -- Films -- Web Material -- Interviews -- Other Material -- Back-cover.