International Thomas Merton Society

Tenth Conference and General Meeting

The Tenth Conference and General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society

June 7-10, 2007

Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tennessee

Thomas Merton's monastic vocation eventually led him to a compassionate openness toward all created reality. As he wrote in his Preface to the Japanese edition of Thoughts in Solitude, "And what is the person? Precisely, he is one in the unity which is love. He is undivided in himself because he is open to all. He is open to all because the one love that is the source of all, the form of all, and the end of all is one in him and in all. He is truly alone who is wide open to heaven and earth and closed to no one" (Honorable Reader). The Tenth General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society will focus particularly on the ways in which inner transformation and union with God contribute to the renewal of the broader human society and the world in which we live.

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Conference Highlights

Registration Information

Conference Timetable

Student Scholarships

Plenary Speakers:

James Forest

Arun Gandhi

Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton

Joyce Hollyday

Albert Raboteau

Opening Sessions:

First-Timers' Session Robert Grip	Chapters Workshop Tony Russo	Youth Scholars' Orientation Virginia Ratigan / Cristobal Serran-Pagan
Merton's Stone Garden Roger Lipsey	Merton And Jubilee James Harford	Merton And Bob Dylan Tom Sheridan

Concurrent Sessions:

Merton & Alternative Communities Erlinda Paguio / Kathleen Deignan	Merton & Contemplative Wholeness William Mangrum / Richard Reilly	Merton & Faulkner Deborah Kehoe / Judith Hunter
Merton & Interreligious Dialogue Larry Culliford / Sidney Griffith	Merton & Martin Luther King Jr. Edward K. Kaplan / Cristobal Serran-Pagan	Merton & Civil Rights William Apel / Mark Meade
Merton & Southern Writers John P. Collins / Jeffrey Cooper	Merton & Spiritual Formation Fred Herron / David Griffith	Merton's Humanism Christine Bochen / Steve Millies
Merton, Music & The Muse Rose Annette Liddell / Patrick O'Connell	Merton's Contemplative Approach Les Mckeown / John Dadosky	Merton's Forbears Nass Cannon / Timothy Shaffer
Merton & Nonviolence Judith Hardcastle / Gerry Mcmahon	Merton's Philosophical Roots Pamela Werrbach Proietti / Stefano Santasilia	Merton & Ecology John Cronin / Daniel Potocki

Workshops & Special Presentations:

Architecture & Contemplation Gregory Splinter	Eliot, Merton & The Interactive Self Michael Sobocinski	Merton & Elvis David Belcastro
Gelassenheit: Letting Go Ellyn Crutcher	Merton's Contemplative Hospitality Mary C. Earle & Sylvia Maddox	Merton & Bonhoeffer Detlev Cuntz & Maria Reichel
Merton's Vision Of Personhood Mark Filut, OCSO	Merton's Photography Paul Pearson	Merton & Darfur Jeffrey Kiernan
Finding The Sky Within You Monica Weis	Bridges To Contemplative Living Robert Toth & Jonathan Montaldo	Merton's Geography Doug Ryniewicz

Registration Fees:
(including conference registration and meals)

ITMS Member - $200.00

Non-Member - $250.00 (Join the ITMS)

Accommodation:

$150.00 (Three Nights)
 

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Additional Lodging Fee:
 

Participants arriving on campus Wednesday, June 6, may stay for $55.00 no meals included; participants may also stay on campus Sunday, June 10, for the same additional cost. This fee must be enclosed with registration to secure a room. Note: All rooms have private bedrooms with shared baths (dorm-suite arrangement). There are a limited number of rooms with mini-kitchens, which will go to the earliest registrants on first come/first serve basis.
 

Group Tour: Civil Rights Museum

A visit to the National Civil Rights Museum is available on Thursday, 12:00 noon, June 7, for a charge of $10.00 to include transportation and entry ticket.

Travel Directions to CBU

ITMS Daggy Scholarships

Daggy Youth/Student Scholarships enable young people (ages 14-29) to participate in an International Thomas Merton Society Conference by covering the costs of registration, meals and accommodation. For further information about Daggy Scholarships and an application form go to the Daggy Scholarship Web Page.
 

For INFORMATION on REGISTRATION & ACCOMMODATIONS contact the Site Coordinator:
Gray Matthews,
Dept. of Communication - TC143,
University of Memphis,
Memphis, TN 38152.
email: matthews@memphis.edu
 

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