Merton's Palace of Nowhere cover

Merton's Palace of Nowhere

by James Finley

The author has mined a rich vein of Thomas Merton's thought--the quest for spiritual identity--and offers a guide to the difficult journey leading from an awareness of a false and illusory self to a realization of the true self. Offers fresh insight to a major spiritual thinker of our time, a guide to our spiritual journey and a participatory look at Merton's approach to prayer and contemplation.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?