March 27, 2009

Books

The Merton Choir

Soul SearchingThe Journey of Thomas MertonEdited by Morgan Atkinson, with Jonathan MontaldoLiturgical Press, $39.95, 216 pp.

Raymond Rafferty

Filmmakers often must leave much good material on the cutting-room floor as they edit. Morgan Atkinson, who produced the documentary Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton, solves that problem by compiling into a book excerpts from the many interviews he conducted while making the film. Atkinson also writes about his own spiritual journey, which was influenced by Merton, (...)


 

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