...a thought-provoking and engaging critique of our contemporary technology-saturated culture, based on the insights of the monk Thomas Merton. [...] This book is an interesting contribution to our contemporary state of technological materialism and deserves a wide readership. Fiona Gardner, Modern Believing, Vol. 54.3, July 2013 What Thompson provides is a contemplative way of reframing the questions posed by technology based on the rehumanization of society. It will be of interest to those interested in the place of technology in society and also to Merton scholars interested in a fresh angle in looking at him . Richard A. Davis, in The Expository Times , vol. 126, issue 5, February 2015 Professor Phillip M. Thompson proposes a critique of technique, targeting three topics: the risks of a nuclear war, the excessive amount of information, and overall the obsessive omnipresence of technology in our everyday life, from work to leisure, with direct consequences for our ways of thinking. Yves Laberge, Theological Book Review, volume 26, no 1, 2014 Thompson's familiarity with and deep understanding of Merton's work enables him to convey Merton's insight and wisdom through a deft and intelligence use of his lucid and elegant prose. And this prose resonates with the reader, for even those unfamiliar with Merton become rapidly aware that this was a contemplative who lived apart from the world and yet was able to engage fully with it.[...] There is much more , of wisdom, warning and consolation, to be found in this rich and necessary book, and I would urge all of you who are reading this to take it up, to absorb its message and to give it out to the world. The Christian Parapsychologist Vol. 1 (No.11), 2014