Thomas Merton remains one of the most significant figures of our time, even forty years after his death. In a series of ten literary portraits, J.S. Porter offers the reader ten different ways to approach Merton: the contemplative activist, the journal keeper, the metaphor-maker, the tone-setter, the letter writer, the intellectual, the poet, the translator, the dreamer and the lover. Porter includes a brief biography of Merton, a top-ten list of books by Merton and a top-ten list of books about Merton.
Thomas Merton: Hermit at the Heart of Things is a major addition to our understanding of Merton; it will intrigue those versed in Merton lore and fascinate those who may be meeting Merton for the first time in this engaging work.