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- 1967 September 2 (Creation)
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1 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).
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Biographical history
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: "Your outline looks very good to me, and there is not much that I would add to it. Perhaps just"... Contents index: critiques - God has not spoken his will in the past, but is constantly speaking it - question of quietism, and passivity versus action - "Apostles not preparing their own defense in advance" and letting the Spirit provide - the prophets - Christ as "master listener", but also Mary, "Or don't they mention her these days? Just kidding.".
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- English