Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1961 (Creation)
Extent
1 folder, 1 item, 2 pages
Name of creator
Biographical history
Passionist priest, writer, and scholar, Thomas Berry shared an interest with Merton in Asian spiritual traditions and both wrote on the subject. Later describing himself as a "geologian", Fr. Berry would achieve more prominence for his writings on deep ecology and ecospirituality.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This file contains one original letter from Berry to Merton. It is not evident whether Merton responds to this letter (it is before he started keeping carbon copies). The letter deals with Merton's correspondence with John Wu, and his interest in eastern spirituality.
System of arrangement
Records are arranged chronologically. Records are not divided into Series.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Regulations governing use of the collection can be found here: (‹https://bellarmine.libraryhost.com/index.php/rules›).