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          <h1 id="page-title"><div id='g_title'><font style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" color="#ffffff" size="1">J. S. Porter 2<br></font></div></h1>
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          <p class="description"><div id='g_description'><p><font color="#333333" face="georgia" size="2"><i>HA&amp;L</i> biographical sketch and introduction for J. S. Porter</font> <br></p></div></p>
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          <div class="content-item "><div id='g_body'><p><font style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" color="#666666" face="georgia" size="2">        </font><font style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" face="Arial" size="2"><font size="4">B</font>orn in Belfast in the north of Ireland, J.S. Porter is 
the author of <i>Thomas Merton: Hermit at the Heart of Things</i> (Ottawa: 
Novalis, 2008). He writes for <i>In Retro Magazine</i> and lives with his wife 
Cheryl and his dog Marley in Hamilton. His website is <a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" href="../www.spiritbookword.net/default.htm">www.spiritbookword.net</a>.</font><font color="#666666" face="georgia" size="2"><br><br></font><font color="#666666"><font size="2"><font face="georgia">Now, enjoy J. S. Porter&#39;s </font></font></font><font style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" face="georgia" size="2">Thomas Merton, Superabundantly Alive</font><font color="#666666"><font size="2"><font face="georgia"><i>.</i></font></font></font>  <font size="-0"><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" href="merton"><font style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" size="2">°</font></a></font></p><font color="#666666"><font size="2"><font face="georgia">[This <i>HA&amp;L</i> biographical sketch and introduction © 2009 JSP.]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Editorial Corruption - APA     * Abbaye Sainte-Marie de la Pierre-qui-Vire (Saint-L</span></font></font></font><font style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: georgia;" face="Times New Roman" size="2">é</font>́<font color="#666666"><font size="2"><font face="georgia"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">ger-Vauban, France), &amp; Merton, T. (1955). Silence dans le ciel. [Textes et illustrations choisis et mis en page. Grenoble: Arthaud.<br>Chicago (Author-Date)     * Abbaye Sainte-Marie de la Pierre-qui-Vire (Saint-L</span></font></font></font><font style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: georgia;" face="Times New Roman" size="2">é</font><font color="#666666"><font size="2"><font face="georgia"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">ger-Vauban, France), and Thomas Merton. 1955. Silence dans le ciel. [Textes et illustrations choisis et mis en page. Grenoble: Arthaud.<br>Harvard     * ABBAYE SAINTE-MARIE DE LA PIERRE-QUI-VIRE (SAINT-L</span>E</font></font></font><font color="#666666"><font size="2"><font face="georgia"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">GER-VAUBAN, FRANCE), &amp; MERTON, T. (1955). Silence dans le ciel. [Textes et illustrations choisis et mis en page. Grenoble, Arthaud.<br>MLA      * Abbaye Sainte-Marie de la Pierre-qui-Vire (Saint-L</span></font></font></font><font style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: georgia;" face="Times New Roman" size="2">é</font><font color="#666666"><font size="2"><font face="georgia"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">ger-Vauban, France), and Thomas Merton. Silence dans le ciel. [Textes et illustrations choisis et mis en page. Grenoble: Arthaud, 1955.<br>Turabian     * Abbaye Sainte-Marie de la Pierre-qui-Vire (Saint-L</span></font></font></font><font style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: georgia;" face="Times New Roman" size="2">é</font><font color="#666666"><font size="2"><font face="georgia"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">ger-Vauban, France), and Thomas Merton. Silence dans le ciel. [Textes et illustrations choisis et mis en page. Grenoble: Arthaud, 1955.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br></font></font></font></div></div>
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