I tend to share Arnold's Anabaptist beliefs, but not Merton's Roman ones, and the two don't mesh well. I think Arnold's book should have been offered alone and Merton's essays included in a collection of his work. A German Bruderhof is very different from a monastery in Kentucky.
In the end the current structure hurts both authors. Since Arnold's thoughts on the subject can be found elsewhere, I don't recommend this book.
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