Bonnie Bowman Thurston

Gray Henry

Divided into three sections, this insightful volume of essays by numerous scholars focuses on Thomas Merton’s interest in and transformation through Buddhism. In addition to analysis of how Merton's studies of Buddhism affected his work in the arts, the study also offers information about his Asian journey as well as a complete bibliography of secondary materials. Contributors include Judith Simmer-Brown, Roger J. Corless, Rubin L.F. Habito, John P. Keenan, Roger Lipsey, Paul M. Pearson, and James Wiseman, OSB.

Merton and Buddhism

When the scholar and the poet wrestles in you, Bonnie Thurston was once asked by a friend at Tymawr, who wins? The poems in Belonging to Borders are her response. In these poems, Thurston reverences the borders, literal and metaphorical, that have been a part of her life since childhood. This reverence shines in her deep appreciation for holy space, for nature infused with the divine, for roots that are deep. These prayerful meditations on Celtic saints and places invite the reader to honor the borders in their own lives and to recognize the holiness of living on the borders.

A Sojourn in the Celtic Tradition

Belonging to Borders

"Insights into living for all Christians is forthcoming through a contemporary understanding of religious vows and the the Gospel of Matthew's Sermon on the mount"--Provided by publisher.

Bonnie Bowman Thurston

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