International Thomas Merton Society
The Eleventh Conference and General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society
June 11-14, 2009
Thomas Merton’s Christian faith and monastic commitment led him to explore the wisdom of other religious traditions and to develop mutually enriching relationships with people of other faiths throughout the world. As he wrote in a letter to his Pakistani Muslim friend Abdul Aziz in 1960, “I speak to you from my heart of our obligation to study the truth in deep prayer and meditation, and bear witness to the light that comes from the All-Holy God into this world of darkness where He is not known and not remembered. The world we live in has become an awful void, a desecrated sanctuary, reflecting outwardly the emptiness and blindness of the hearts of men who have gone crazy with their love for money and power and with pride in their technology.” It is the common duty of all people of faith, Merton concludes, to open the eyes of others to the light of Truth (Hidden Ground of Love). The Eleventh General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society will focus particularly on the ways in which Merton serves as a model of creative interreligious dialogue and witnesses to its importance in building a world in which the dignity of every person is respected and nurtured.
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Program Committee
Paul M Pearson, Louisville, KY (Chair) Donald Grayston, Vancouver, BC. Canada Bonnie B. Thurston, Wheeling, WV Monica Weis, Rochester, NY
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Rochester Site Committee
Christine M. Bochen (Site Coordinator) Jamie Fazio Monica Weis
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