About the Author

James Finley is a contemplative retreat leader, a core teacher at the Center for Action and Contemplation's Living School, and a retired clinical psychologist. He is the author of several books including Merton's Palace of Nowhere, The Contemplative Heart, and Christian Meditation.

Reviews

"This book is ... not primarily about Merton. Rather, it is a book about our spiritual journey, for which Merton offers ideas, suggestions and necessary encouragement, but in which he never becomes the object of interest himself.... James Finley has chosen to lift out of Merton's works the theme of our quest for a spiritual identity." --Henri J. M. Nouwen (from the foreword)