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Merton's Correspondence with:

Jane MacArthur

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1967
Volume: 2 item(s); 2 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Merton gives some advice to a woman who is interested in life in a religious community but is unable to take vows with a community due to Church law. He suggests places that may allow her to live as an oblate or some other corollary lifestyle to those in the vowed community.

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1. 1967/08/24 TL[c] from Merton I have your letter of the 21st (received only yesterday though special delivery). Unfortunately my «detailed view»
2. 1967/09/05 TL[c] from Merton First of all we have to face the fact that the Church's marriage laws at present are antiquated, «detailed view»

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