num_pages: 158
description: The author of Black Like Me takes readers inside the world of Thomas Merton, presenting an intimate look at the last critical years of his life--the period that coincided with the monk's long-sought permission to withdraw to a hermitage on the monastery grounds of Gethsemani. This edition includes a rare selection of Griffin's photographs of Merton and his hermitage.
language: English
title: Follow the Ecstasy: The Hermitage Years of Thomas Merton
titlecomplete: Follow the Ecstasy: The Hermitage Years of Thomas Merton
genres: Spirituality, Biography
ratings_count: 32
publisher: Orbis Books