CrossCurrents: Thomas Merton: Volume 59, Number 1, March 2009

CrossCurrents connects the wisdom of the heart with the life of the mind and the experiences of the body. The journal is operated through its parent organization, the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL), an interreligious network of academics, activists, artists, and community leaders seeking to engage the many ways religion meets the public. Contributions to the journal exist at the nexus of religion, education, the arts, and social justice.

In the March 2009 issue of CrossCurrents:

“Global Prophet and Ecumenical Contemplative” by Glenn Crider and Victor A. Kramer

“Authentic Identity Is Prayerful Existence: A Short Commentary” by Glenn Crider

“Prayer and Identity1 (Transcript of a Taped Conference)” by Thomas Merton

“Centering Prayer and Attention of the Heart” by Cynthia Bourgeault

“Thomas Merton’s Inclusivity and Ecumenism: Silencing the Gong and Cymbals” by John Wu, Jr.

“Going East with Merton: Forty Years Later — and Coming West with Paramahansa Yogananda Today” by Emile J. Farge

“‘Fine and Dangerous’: Teaching Merton” by David A. King

“A Bibliographical Note: Merton’s Complete Journal as Emblem of the Spiritual Journey” by Victor A. Kramer and Glenn Crider

“Signs of Peace: The Interfaith Letters of Thomas Merton” book review by Paul R. Dekar

“Cold War Letters” book review by Paul R. Dekar