In this succinct and readily accessible work, Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, offers compelling thoughts on what it means to be holy in the face of the anxieties of the modern age. The text is Merton's classic work on incorporating spirituality into everyday life.
Thomas Merton wrote more than 70 books, mostly on spirituality, as well as scores of essays and reviews. Merton was a keen proponent of interfaith understanding.
Interest in his work contributed to a rise in spiritual exploration beginning in the 1960s and 1970s in the US. Merton's letters and diaries, reveal the intensity with which their author focused on social justice issues, including the civil rights movement and proliferation of nuclear arms. He had prohibited their publication for 25 years after his death. Publication raised new interest in Merton's life.
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