These essays by distinguished Merton scholars reveal Merton's diverse interests and talents, offering new insights into the complex and fascinating life of this spiritual leader. Readers will discover much to enrich their awareness of Merton and deepen their own spiritual lives.

An ancient lifestyle which has been adapted, renewed, and is still being followed today, monasticism appears to some outside it as a quaint anachronism and to others as the sanest of all ways of living. Can it survive in the post post-modern world? A dozen insiders and outsiders-monastics, academics... (more)

Paul Coutinho, SJ, is an Indian Jesuit priest with a genial sense of humor and a penchant for asking deeply thought-provoking spiritual questions: Do you have a real relationship with God, or do you just have a religion? Do you know God, or do you just know about God? Have you ever considered believ... (more)

This collection of insights, parables, and meditations from the Christian spiritual and literary tradition helps to reveal the presence of the divine within the world and within oneself. Drawing from both classical and contemporary sources, including Jesus, the Lord’s Prayer, Job and the Psalms, Tol... (more)

All to easily our spirituality runs out of steam. How can we find 'roots' that will last us a lifetime? Where can we find an ever-broading vision of God? Jesus has a solution for us, ready to hand. Life comes to us as we learn to pioneer in his Word: exploring its unknown regions, discovering what H... (more)

A makeover manual for getting in better spiritual shape, this book is an imaginative way into prayer and the spiritual disciplines, especially for those who are young in their faith. Daily reflections and practical detox exercises focus on 40 different aspects of everyday living that shapes our spir... (more)

Are you searching for spirituality? It's important not to get the wrong product! Common opinion says that any one religious view is as valid as another, and that it is intolerant and hateful to believe in only one truth. But suppose there is only one truth; suppose spiritual deception is a real and ... (more)