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- 1964 November 11 (Creation)
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1 page(s); Xerox copy of a typed signed letter.
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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: "We can send one car and will send same to Albert Pick Motel nine am Wednesday 18th. Good idea for"... Contents index: arranging talk on Loretto / Berrigan to lead discussion on "spiritual roots of protest" and Merton to give talk on "monastic desert viewpoint".
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- anglų
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Copy from Cornell University Department of Rare Books.
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Hidden Ground of Love