Rt. Rev. Brian Cole, the 5th Bishop of the Diocese of East Tennessee, joins us to discuss Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk and writer from the mid-twentieth century.  Of course, when two collar-wearing religious professionals who love books get to talking you can count on a lot of author and book references.  Here are links to a few of the writers mentioned in the podcast:

Thomas Merton

James Baldwin

Wright Thompson