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24 books recommended for fans of Contemplative Prayer by Thomas Merton, tied together by themes of Monasticism, Prayer, and Spirituality.

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Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of Contemplative Prayer.

No Moment Too Small — Vest, Norvene

No Moment Too Small

Themes: Monasticism • Prayer • Spirituality

A School of Love The Cistercian Way to Holiness — M. Basil Pennington

A School of Love The Cistercian Way to Holiness

M. Basil Pennington

Themes: Monasticism • Prayer • Spirituality

The Practice of the Presence of God — Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection OCD

The Practice of the Presence of God

Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection OCD

Themes: Monasticism • Prayer • Spirituality

A Book of Hours — Thomas Merton

A Book of Hours

Themes: Prayer • Spirituality

World Without End — Thomas Keating

World Without End

Themes: Monasticism • Prayer

The Joy of God Collected Writings — Mary David

The Joy of God Collected Writings

Themes: Monasticism • Prayer

Becoming a Praying Congregation Churchwide Leadership Tools — Rueben P. Job

Becoming a Praying Congregation Churchwide Leadership Tools

Themes: Monasticism • Prayer

The Music of Silence Entering the Sacred Space of Monastic Experience — David Steindl-Rast

The Music of Silence Entering the Sacred Space of Monastic Experience

David Steindl-Rast

Themes: Monasticism • Prayer

The Way of Perfection A Study Edition — Saint Teresa (of Avila)

The Way of Perfection A Study Edition

Saint Teresa (of Avila)

Themes: Monasticism • Prayer

Experience Jesus — Really Finding Refuge, Strength, and Wonder Through Everyday Encounters with God — John Eldredge

Experience Jesus — Really Finding Refuge, Strength, and Wonder Through Everyday Encounters with God

Themes: Monasticism • Prayer

Franciscan Lectio Reading the World Through the Living Word — Dan Riley Ofm

Franciscan Lectio Reading the World Through the Living Word

Themes: Monasticism • Prayer

The Heirs of St. Teresa of Avila: Defenders and Disseminators of the Founding Mother’s Legacy Carmelite Studies, vol 9 — Christopher Chadwick Wilson

The Heirs of St. Teresa of Avila: Defenders and Disseminators of the Founding Mother’s Legacy Carmelite Studies, vol 9

Christopher Chadwick Wilson

Themes: Monasticism • Spirituality

Four Ways of Holiness for the Universal Church Drawn from the Monastic Tradition — Francis Kline

Four Ways of Holiness for the Universal Church Drawn from the Monastic Tradition

Themes: Monasticism • Spirituality

Harlots of the Desert A Study of Repentance in Early Monastic Sources — Benedicta Ward

Harlots of the Desert A Study of Repentance in Early Monastic Sources

Themes: Monasticism • Spirituality

Divine Discontent The Prophetic Voice of Thomas Merton — John Moses

Divine Discontent The Prophetic Voice of Thomas Merton

Themes: Monasticism • Spirituality

Monastic Treasures for All of Us — His Holiness Pope Shenouda

Monastic Treasures for All of Us

His Holiness Pope Shenouda

Themes: Monasticism • Spirituality

Talking Back A Monastic Handbook for Combating Demons — Evagrius (Ponticus)

Talking Back A Monastic Handbook for Combating Demons

Evagrius (Ponticus)

Themes: Monasticism • Spirituality

Contact with God Retreat Conferences — Anthony De Mello

Contact with God Retreat Conferences

Anthony De Mello

Themes: Monasticism • Spirituality

Sermons on the Final Verses of the Song of Songs Volume I Volume 29 — John Of Ford

Sermons on the Final Verses of the Song of Songs Volume I Volume 29

Themes: Monasticism • Spirituality

The Ladder of Divine Ascent — Saint John (Climacus)

The Ladder of Divine Ascent — Saint John (Climacus)

Saint John Climacus

Themes: Monasticism • Spirituality

The Letters of Barsanuphius and John Desert Wisdom for Everyday Life — John Chryssavgis

The Letters of Barsanuphius and John Desert Wisdom for Everyday Life

John Chryssavgis

Themes: Monasticism • Spirituality

Honey and Salt Selected Spiritual Writings of Bernard of Clairvaux — St. Bernard

Honey and Salt Selected Spiritual Writings of Bernard of Clairvaux

Themes: Monasticism • Spirituality

Reaching for God The Benedictine Oblate Way of Life — Roberta Werner

Reaching for God The Benedictine Oblate Way of Life

Themes: Monasticism • Spirituality

Hineni In Imitation of Abraham — Alisa Kasmir

Hineni In Imitation of Abraham

Themes: Monasticism • Spirituality

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Monasticism, Prayer, Spirituality — the same threads that run through Contemplative Prayer by Thomas Merton. Among the authors featured: Vest, Norvene, M. Basil Pennington, Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection OCD, Thomas Merton, and others.

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The Journals of Thomas Merton, Vol. 2, 1941-1952: Entering the Silence – Becoming a Monk & Writer — Thomas Merton

The Journals of Thomas Merton, Vol. 2, 1941-1952: Entering the Silence – Becoming a Monk & Writer

Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and a Writer (The Journals of Thomas Merton) — Thomas Merton

Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and a Writer (The Journals of Thomas Merton)

A Search for Solitude: Pursuing the Monk’s True Life (The Journals of Thomas Merton, vol.3) — Thomas Merton

A Search for Solitude: Pursuing the Monk’s True Life (The Journals of Thomas Merton, vol.3)

A Search for Solitude Pursuing the Monk’s True LifeThe Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 3: 1952-1960 — Thomas Merton

A Search for Solitude Pursuing the Monk’s True LifeThe Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 3: 1952-1960

Journals of Thomas Merton: Turning toward the world — Thomas Merton

Journals of Thomas Merton: Turning toward the world

Turning Toward the World The Pivotal Years; The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 4: 1960-1963 — Thomas Merton

Turning Toward the World The Pivotal Years; The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 4: 1960-1963

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