Signs of Hope: Merton's Letters on Race, Peace, and Ecology

*  Catholic Media Association Award Winner * Biography  “In the best researched book in amiable prose and most relevant exposition in years about Thomas Merton, Gordon Oyer’s detailed review of Merton’s personal letters that transcend conflicting perspectives on racial justice is ground-breaking!”—Jonathan Montaldo, Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton  “In Signs of Hope Gordon Oyer distills for the reader timely insights from Thomas Merton’s correspondence into the critical issues of Merton’s day as if Merton were addressing those selfsame issues, here and now in the twenty-first century. Truly prophetic.”—Paul M. Pearson, Director, Thomas Merton Center “Gordon Oyer’s deep foray into Merton’s correspondence is a must read! Meticulously researched and skillfully crafted, Signs of Hope not only illumines the development of Merton’s thinking on urgent issues of his day but also animates our work for social transformation today.”—Christine M. Bochen, editor, Thomas Merton: E