Peace in the Post-Christian Era Literary Collections/Essays University of Bristol

University of Bristol

The book's last sentence is: "Holy Friend

Mary is the mirror that shows us our finest self

Finishing the Work Begun: The Trying Experience of the Fourth Period

Peace in the Post-Christian Era Literary Collections/Essays University of BristolWriting at the height of the Cold War, Merton issued a passionate cry for sanity and a challenge to the idea that unthinkable violence can be squared with the Gospel of Christ. Censors of Merton's Trappist order blocked publication of this work, but forty years later, despite changing circumstances, his prophetic message remains eerily topical. At a time when the "war on terrorism" has replaced the struggle against communism, Merton's work continues