Identity elements
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Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1964 August 11 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
1 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
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.
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
First lines: "Thanks for your letter of July 21st. I am slow in replying, and yet this is relatively fast too."... Contents index: Merton thinks Brasier's questions interesting, but does not think he can do book on apologetics - more the work of a Dominican or a Jesuit - not in fitting with the contemplative life.
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Technical access
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Languages of the material
- Engels