{"id":4500,"date":"2012-12-06T15:37:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T15:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=4500"},"modified":"2012-12-06T15:37:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-06T15:37:00","slug":"thomas-mertons-seven-storey-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2012\/12\/thomas-mertons-seven-storey-mountain.html","title":{"rendered":"Open Book: Thomas Merton&#8217;s &#8220;Seven Storey Mountain&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2012\/12\/merton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4501\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2012\/12\/merton.jpg\" alt=\"christian book review seven storey mountain\" width=\"183\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a>How does a man go from atheist to cloistered monk? What makes an ordinary person a saint? 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