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Merton's Correspondence with:

Fr. Anselm Atkins, O.C.S.O.

Atkins, Anselm, Fr., O.C.S.O., 1934-1999  printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1965-1968
Volume: 6 item(s); 7 pg(s)

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Biography

Former monk of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia. Previously listed under Fr. Anselm, O.C.S.O. (updated 2016).

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
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1. 1965/09/14 TL[c] from Merton Thanks for sending me your article. It is a smasher and I really enjoyed it. I definitely think it does not recommend publication in Collectanea / recommends Ramparts or Critic / thoughts on being on editorial board of Collectanea «detailed view»
2. 1968/01/31 HLS to Merton I'm just curious to see whether letters get through to you now. In 1966 I wrote you asking for a peace protests / what monks should do instead of "sitting" around «detailed view»
3. 1968/02/14 TL[c] from Merton Yes, letters are finally getting through. Only problem now is answering them. I never heard a Dom James and censorship of monastic renewal / publication - [Hildebrand Cardinal] Antoniutti and Dom Ignace / role of monks in peace movement «detailed view»
4. 1968/08/26 HLS to Merton I have never thanked you for the two issues of Monks Pond. I haven't had time to read them commentary on Camus' Plague «detailed view»
5. undated/no/no (#01) TALS from Merton It is silly to bother you with this piece of absurd nonsense, but as I made you a sign about it, [see also "Censors Reports" file, Series 36, "New Seeds of Contemplation"] censors negative comments about Merton's interpretation of RenĂ© Descartes - censor compares Merton's ideas on Christian contemplation to Hindu contemplation, but Merton thinks the censor's own notion of contemplation more closely compares to a negative stereotype of Hindu mysticism «detailed view»
6. undated/no/no (#02) TL[c] from Merton It is silly to bother you with this piece of absurd nonsense, but as I made you a sign about it, [see also "Censors Reports" file, Series 36, "New Seeds of Contemplation" / carbon transferred from "Hart Working Files"] censors negative comments about Merton's interpretation of RenĂ© Descartes - censor compares Merton's ideas on Christian contemplation to Hindu contemplation, but Merton thinks the censor's own notion of contemplation more closely compares to a negative stereotype of Hindu mysticism «detailed view»

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