Open to the Full Dimension

"""""A master teacher of prayer and a guide in the spiritual life, Thomas Merton is brilliantly revealed by Dominiek Lootens as more--a remarkable pastoral theologian, a genuine source for chaplains and others engaged in the ministry of care and presence. Lootens masterfully opens up Merton's gifts for practical and pastoral theology and work. He makes Merton even more helpful a resource for pastoral engagement."""" --Michael Plekon, The City University of New York, Baruch College, emeritus """"Looking with fresh eyes and through interdisciplinary lenses at the task of training pastoral practitioners, Lootens skillfully applies the wisdom and prophetic stance of Thomas Merton to the challenges of interfaith hospital chaplaincy and supervision, natural contemplation and Orthodox pastoral theology, adult education on racism, and training social justice allies."""" --Monica Weis, SSJ, Nazareth College, emerita """"One of the hazards of our times is that supervision is being introduced by weak leaders as a management tool aimed at building resilience in the workforce. Thank God for Lootens, who finds in Merton grounds for reclaiming the prophetic role of pastoral supervision within a mysticism of resistance toward everything that diminishes the soul as it interacts with role and context."""" --Michael Paterson, Institute of Pastoral Supervision & Reflective Practice"