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Thomas Merton: Hermit at the Heart of Things (Novalis), by J.S. Porter

CONTENTS

Preface. Body to Body: Thomas Merton & Henri Nouwen

1. Always a Beginner

2. Contemplative & Activist

3. Poet, Reader, Translator

   • Part A: Merton & Alfonso Cortés
   • Part B: Merton & Louis Zukofsky

4. Tone Meister

5. Letter Writer

6. Intellectual

   • Part A: The Columbia University Heritage and Legacy: Merton & Edward Said
   • Part B: Mind at Work: Merton & Eichmann

7. Lover

8. Always a Synthesizer: Merton’s Old and New Metaphors of the Self

9. Journal Keeper

10. Hello, Goodbye, Hello Again

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