Beneath the Mask of Holiness: Thomas Merton and the Forbidden Love Affair that Set Him Free

by Mark Shaw

Publisher:

St. Martin's Press

, 2009

Overview

Spiritual writer Thomas Merton is the most influential American Catholic author of the twentieth century. Despite appearances to the contrary, in 1966 he was a troubled, lonely monk. Only when the suffering Merton fell madly in love with a student nurse, a forbidden, erotic affair condemned by the Catholic Church, would he discover whether his devotion to God was stronger than his dedication to the woman he called “a miracle in my life." Truly an inspirational story based on Merton’s personal journals, new information and sources such as fellow monks, Beneath the Mask of Holiness presents a unique portrayal of the famous man, one never revealed in its entirety before.

Product Details

• Title: Beneath the Mask of Holiness: Thomas Merton and the Forbidden Love Affair that Set Him Free
• Author: Mark Shaw
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Print Publication Date: 2009
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 257
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9780230101340, 9780230616530, 0230616534, 0230101348
• Resource ID: LLS:9780230101340
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-12-14T02:59:47Z

About Mark Shaw

Mark Shaw, is the director of the world Christianity program and professor of historical studies at Africa International University in Nairobi, Kenya. He has studied world Christianity at the University of Edinburgh (M.Th.) and the history of Christianity at Westminster Theological Seminary (Th.D.). Mark is the author of a number of books, including Global Awakening and Ten Great Ideas from Church History.