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Writing 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…

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1 author picked Peace in the Post-Christian Era as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love Merton’s clarity of thought and how his writing penetrates very complex issues to reveal what is really at stake.

This is especially true with Peace in the Post-Christian Era that confronts the hidden traps of nuclear deterrence. Even though Merton wrote in the early 1960s, his insights into American societal dynamics still make this book relevant to today’s moral, political, and spiritual challenges.

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