Merton on Thursdays | Session 4 of 5

Speakers:

Chris Pramuk and Sophfronia Scott - Bearing Witness to Hope: Merton’s Reach for Simplicity

Chair: Patricia Higgins, Thomas Merton Society GB & Ireland

Register to attend this free event by emailing treasurer@thomasmertonsociety.org.uk

Dr. Christopher Pramuk is an Associate Professor of Theology at Regis University in Denver. He is the author of six books, including two award-winning studies of Thomas Merton. He lectures widely around the country and has led retreats on topics such as racial justice, Ignatian spirituality, and the witness of Thomas Merton. He is currently president of the International Thomas Merton Society.

Sophfronia Scott is a novelist, essayist, and leading contemplative thinker whose work has appeared in numerous publications and received a 2020 Artist Fellowship Grant from the Connecticut Office of the Arts. Her book The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton received the 2021 Thomas Merton "Louie" Award from the International Thomas Merton Society. Sophfronia holds degrees from Harvard University and Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is the founding director of Alma College’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing.