Paul R. Dekar is Emeritus Professor of Evangelism and Mission at Memphis Theological Seminary. He volunteers with various organisations, including Dundas Community Services and the Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Other books of Dekar's published by The Lutterworth Press are Thomas Merton: Twentieth-Century Wisdom for Twenty-First-Century Living (2012) and Community of the Transfiguration (2008).
"From his monastic outpost in rural Kentucky, Thomas Merton saw the
world around him with stunning clarity. Whether gazing at a
nuclear-armed B-52 flying overhead night after night or pondering
the racism that infects so many of us, he had insights that help
clear the eyes and minds of those fortunate enough to pick up one
of his books. For anyone wishing to know Merton better, Paul Dekar
is a perceptive guide." - Jim Forest, author of Living with Wisdom:
A Biography of Thomas Merton
"I always look forward to the next publication of Paul Dekar's
work. It always contains excellent scholarship while still being
written with a great deal of heart. This new book by Dekar does not
disappoint. Paul has found a new path on which to discuss why it is
Merton continues to matter as we address the big issues of our
day." - William Apel, Emeritus professor, Linfield University
"Paul Dekar offers us a timely and compelling book on the writings
of Thomas Merton that illumines critical concerns for today on the
environment, technology, racial justice, and interfaith
relationships. He invites us to weave our inner and outer lives
like Merton in practices of silence, solidarity, and nonviolence.
As a lifelong peacemaker, Dekar inspires us to walk the road with
the prophetic messenger Merton leading us toward a new world of
radical love and justice." - Nancy Hastings Sehested, pastor and
writer, Asheville, North Carolina
"Dekar celebrates the profound influence of Thomas Merton on
today's world with a fresh consideration of social change,
prayerful contemplation, and personal witness. By touching on his
own biographical connections to Merton, Paul invites us to examine
anew the seminal moments that awakened Merton's prophetic genius,
the persons of influence he encountered, and the possibility of
being open to changing patterns that limit or obfuscate our
awareness of the road to a new world. Prophetically, Paul invites
us to defeat sardonic attitudes that cripple the world by touching
the wounds of those with whom we live." - Allan McMillan, retired
pastor and author of several articles on Thomas Merton
"Before Micah's prophetic reminder to act justly, love mercy, walk
humbly, he advised: 'Remember your journey' (6:5). Paul Dekar
remembers his journey here via his many essays on the impact of
Thomas Merton's journey on his own. In doing so, he reminds us of
the intertwining life we all share but so often forget to share on
this curvy road toward a more just, merciful, and humble future.
Yes, let's remember the journey is shared." - Gray Matthews,
professor, University of Memphis
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