A MONTHLY LETTER FROM ORBIS BOOKS EDITOR, ROBERT ELLSBERG
New books this month highlight the work of three very different men who in their own way defined the distinctive challenges of Christian faith in the twentieth century.
Of the three, the best known is Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk whose spiritual autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, established his reputation as one of the most significant spiritual writers of his time. Author of a vast number of books in many genres, it was perhaps in the essay form that he found his natural element. Read more...
