Pursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest

In the fall of 1964, Trappist monk Thomas Merton prepared to host an unprecedented gathering of peace activists. About all we have is a great need for roots, he observed, but to know this is already something. His remark anticipated their agenda--a search for spiritual roots to nurture sound motives for protest. This event''s originality lay in the varied religious commitments present. Convened in...