Fred Herron is a member of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at St. John's University, chairperson of the Department of Religious Studies at Fontbonne Hall Academy, Brooklyn, New York and Director of Adult Faith Formation at St. Clare's parish in Great Kills. He is author of Wood, Waterfalls and Stars (University Press of America, 2001) and Immortal Longings: Meeting Jesus Along the Way (University Press of America, 2000).

This work on Thomas Merton is a valuable contribution to the corpus of scholarship that is present in the field of theology. It is a source that is highly recommended for both undergraduate and graduate students in the filed of contemporary spirituality, Eastern spirituality, nonviolence and peace, and modern Catholic thought. In fact, it should b on the shelf of every school of theology.

• Chapter 1 Preface: Paths Marked Out By LoveChapter 2 Introduction: Ad SumChapter 3 Part One: Merton and a New Paradigm: No Abiding Place: Thomas Merton and a New Paradigm; Thomas Merton and the Retrieval of the Catholic Imagination; Thomas Merton and a Spirituality for MillennialsChapter 4 Part Two: Merton and Young People: To Be Who Your Really Are: Thomas Merton's Appeal to Today's Students; The Present Festival: Thomas Merton and the Adolescent Search for God; Love Is my Name: On-Going Integration and Adolescent Spiritual GrowthChapter 5 Part Three: Merton and the Search for God: The Core of Self-Discovery: Fundamental Option and the Search for the True Self; Light Travels on a Two-Way Street: Thomas Merton and a Catholic Schools in the Present CrisisChapter 6 Scripture IndexChapter 7 IndexChapter 8 About the Author

Fred Herron is a member of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at St. John's University, chairperson of the Department of Religious Studies at Fontbonne Hall Academy, Brooklyn, New York and Director of Adult Faith Formation at St. Clare's parish in Great Kills. He is author of Wood, Waterfalls and Stars (University Press of America, 2001) and Immortal Longings: Meeting Jesus Along the Way (University Press of America, 2000).

This work on Thomas Merton is a valuable contribution to the corpus of scholarship that is present in the field of theology. It is a source that is highly recommended for both undergraduate and graduate students in the filed of contemporary spirituality, Eastern spirituality, nonviolence and peace, and modern Catholic thought. In fact, it should b on the shelf of every school of theology.

• Chapter 1 Preface: Paths Marked Out By LoveChapter 2 Introduction: Ad SumChapter 3 Part One: Merton and a New Paradigm: No Abiding Place: Thomas Merton and a New Paradigm; Thomas Merton and the Retrieval of the Catholic Imagination; Thomas Merton and a Spirituality for MillennialsChapter 4 Part Two: Merton and Young People: To Be Who Your Really Are: Thomas Merton's Appeal to Today's Students; The Present Festival: Thomas Merton and the Adolescent Search for God; Love Is my Name: On-Going Integration and Adolescent Spiritual GrowthChapter 5 Part Three: Merton and the Search for God: The Core of Self-Discovery: Fundamental Option and the Search for the True Self; Light Travels on a Two-Way Street: Thomas Merton and a Catholic Schools in the Present CrisisChapter 6 Scripture IndexChapter 7 IndexChapter 8 About the Author

Fred Herron is a member of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at St. John's University, chairperson of the Department of Religious Studies at Fontbonne Hall Academy, Brooklyn, New York and Director of Adult Faith Formation at St. Clare's parish in Great Kills. He is author of Wood, Waterfalls and Stars (University Press of America, 2001) and Immortal Longings: Meeting Jesus Along the Way (University Press of America, 2000).

This work on Thomas Merton is a valuable contribution to the corpus of scholarship that is present in the field of theology. It is a source that is highly recommended for both undergraduate and graduate students in the filed of contemporary spirituality, Eastern spirituality, nonviolence and peace, and modern Catholic thought. In fact, it should b on the shelf of every school of theology.

• Chapter 1 Preface: Paths Marked Out By LoveChapter 2 Introduction: Ad SumChapter 3 Part One: Merton and a New Paradigm: No Abiding Place: Thomas Merton and a New Paradigm; Thomas Merton and the Retrieval of the Catholic Imagination; Thomas Merton and a Spirituality for MillennialsChapter 4 Part Two: Merton and Young People: To Be Who Your Really Are: Thomas Merton's Appeal to Today's Students; The Present Festival: Thomas Merton and the Adolescent Search for God; Love Is my Name: On-Going Integration and Adolescent Spiritual GrowthChapter 5 Part Three: Merton and the Search for God: The Core of Self-Discovery: Fundamental Option and the Search for the True Self; Light Travels on a Two-Way Street: Thomas Merton and a Catholic Schools in the Present CrisisChapter 6 Scripture IndexChapter 7 IndexChapter 8 About the Author