Signs of Peace - The Interfaith Letters of Thomas Merton

"In this beautifully written book we are given the opportunity to read letters Thomas Merton wrote to his Muslim, Jewish Hindu, and Buddhist friends.....In these letters Merton shows us a way religious seekers from different traditions can become peacemakers in a world that is all too often divided by religious differences.-James Finley

During the last decade of his life, Thomas Merton corresponded with people around the globe about religion and interfaith understanding. Initiating contact with figures like Zen scholar D.T. Suzuki, Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh, and Rabbi Abraham Heschel, he sought to expand his understanding of other faiths, and to find like-minded friends who might share his dream of a global community of the spirit.