What profession do Thomas Merton and Michael Moorcock have in common?
Michael Moorcock Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published literary novels. He is best known for his novels about the character Elric of Melniboné, a seminal influence on the field of fantasy in the 1960s and 1970s.
Michael Palmer (philosopher) Michael Palmer (born 1945) is an English philosopher, whose work has been translated into many languages. His primary field of interest is The Philosophy of Religion. More recently, however, his work has concentrated on the philosophy of atheism, culminating in his authorship of "The Atheist's Creed" (2010), "The Atheist's Primer" (2012) and the projected "Atheism for Beginners" (due 2013).