The Seven Storey Mountain
Merton recounts the restless years that led him toward Catholic faith and monastic life. A conversion memoir shaped by intellectual searching and the desire for God.
Saints & Biography
Original date: 1948
Reading level: Intermediate
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Source notes & edition details
Bishop Robert Barron
Named in the published reading list; editions may differ.
Brandon Vogt
Work title matched to the published list. The listed edition may differ.
Peter Kreeft
Named in the published transcript of Kreeft’s lecture.
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conversion becoming Catholic faith journeyBibliographic references
Original catalog editions
Mariner Books (1999), Edition: Anv, Paperback, 496 pages
The Seven Storey Mountain