Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1 A Contemplative Critique
Chapter 2 Avoiding the Nuclear Apocalypse
Chapter 3 Reforming the Information Age
Chapter 4 Choosing to be Human or Transhuman
Chapter 5 Some Balm for Gilead
Conclusion: From the Watchtower
Bibliography
Phillip M. Thompson is the Executive Director of the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University. He has a PhD in the History of Culture from the University of Chicago. His previous book is 'Between Science and Religion: The Engagement of Catholic Intellectuals with Science and Technology in the Twentieth Century'.
Thompson's long engagement with the theological significance of technology bears fruit once again with this careful analysis of the mature writings of Thomas Merton, who saw with his keen, contemplative eye the dangers of a technology that masters human dignity and freedom. This work should be of intense interest to all readers who are interested in the human condition as they engage the work of Merton, one of the great spiritual masters of our time. Lawrence S. Cunningham, John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology (Emeritus), University of Notre Dame "...a thought-provoking and engaging critique of our contemporary technology-saturated culture, based on the insights of the monk Thomas Merton. [...] This book is an interesting contribution to our contemporary state of technological materialism and deserves a wide readership." Fiona Gardner, Modern Believing, Vol. 54.3, July 2013 "What Thompson provides is a contemplative way of reframing the questions posed by technology based on the rehumanization of society. It will be of interest to those interested in the place of technology in society and also to Merton scholars interested in a fresh angle in looking at him". Richard A. Davis, in "The Expository Times", vol. 126, issue 5, February 2015 "Thompson's familiarity with and deep understanding of Merton's work enables him to convey Merton's insight and wisdom through a deft and intelligence use of his lucid and elegant prose. And this prose resonates with the reader, for even those unfamiliar with Merton become rapidly aware that this was a contemplative who lived apart from the world and yet was able to engage fully with it.[...] There is much more , of wisdom, warning and consolation, to be found in this rich and necessary book, and I would urge all of you who are reading this to take it up, to absorb its message and to give it out to the world." The Christian Parapsychologist Vol. 1 (No.11), 2014
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