Thomas Merton: Selected Essays Religion_ Meditations educated at Columbia University

educated at Columbia University

the discipline of prayer and fasting

This beautifully told narrative of a church pastor who became a state chaplain in high-security prisons for men knits together the stories of inmates with those of her own

' --Megan McKenna

Thomas Merton: Selected Essays Religion_ Meditations educated at Columbia University"This remarkable collection gives us Merton at his very best . . ." Christopher Pramuk, author, Sophia: The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton "Simply put, this volume is a treasure!" Christine M. Bochen, editor, Thomas Merton: Essential Writings Thomas Merton, Trappist monk, was one of the greatest spiritual writers of the twentieth century. His published works include a hundred volumes in many genres. But, it was perhaps in the essay form that Merton