Editing Thomas Merton (section)

===American Indian spirituality===
Merton also explored [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] spirituality. He wrote a series of articles on American Indian history and spirituality for ''The Catholic Worker'', ''The Center Magazine'', ''Theoria to Theory'', and ''Unicorn Journal''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Merton|first=Thomas|title=Ishi Means Man|year=1976|publisher=Unicorn Press|url=http://merton.org/Research/Manuscripts/manu.aspx?id=3921|access-date=September 25, 2015|archive-date=September 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926000451/http://merton.org/Research/Manuscripts/manu.aspx?id=3921|url-status=live}}</ref> He explored themes such as American Indian [[fasting]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Merton|first=Thomas|title=Ishi Means Man|year=1976|publisher=Unicorn Press|page=17|url=http://merton.org/Research/Manuscripts/manu.aspx?id=3921|access-date=September 25, 2015|archive-date=September 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926000451/http://merton.org/Research/Manuscripts/manu.aspx?id=3921|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[missionary]] work.<ref>{{cite book|last=Merton|first=Thomas|title=Ishi Means Man|year=1976|publisher=Unicorn Press|page=37|url=http://merton.org/Research/Manuscripts/manu.aspx?id=3921|access-date=September 25, 2015|archive-date=September 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926000451/http://merton.org/Research/Manuscripts/manu.aspx?id=3921|url-status=live}}</ref>