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The young Merton attended schools in France, England, and the United States. Merton entered the monastic community of the Abbey of Gethsemani at Trappist, Kentucky, on 10 December 1941. During the next 20 years, Merton wrote prolifically on a vast range of topics, including the contemplative life, prayer, and religious biographies. His writings would later take up controversial issues (e.g., social problems and Christian responsibility: race relations, violence, nuclear war, and economic inju |