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- 1965 December 24 (Creation)
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2 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).
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Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Merton is the author of more than seventy books that include poetry, personal journals, collections of letters, social criticism, and writings on peace, justice, and ecumenism.
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First lines: "Thanks for the book, first of all. I had heard about it, and I am sure I will profit by reading it."... Contents index: clergy's view of women - seminary formation in shaping this view / conscientious objection / «Pacem in Terris» and Pope Paul VI's speech to the UN / Vietnam War / reasons to object from involvement in fighting war and alternatives - Peace Corps / harmfulness of irresponsible protest / Gordon Zahn's «In Silent Witness».
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- English
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Witness to Freedom