Download or read book Thomas Merton's Dark Path written by William H. Shannon and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 1987-03-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mystical tradition the "dark," or apophatic way has a long history. It is the way of John of the Cross, of Master Eckhart, of Juliana of Norwich, of the anonymous author of The Cloud of Unknowing, and of Thomas Merton. This dark path of contemplation that Merton followed, wrote about extensively, and considered the focal point of his life is the subject of William H. Shannon's book.