Wander over to the always-thoughtful Intentional Disciples blog for a fascinating dissection of why Merton’s “The Seven Storey Mountain” struck such a chord in the post-World War II era. His life’s journey had something powerful and provocative to say to a generation that had endured the prospect of nuclear annihilation and near-death. And, I think, it has something to say to us today, too.

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