Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Bernadette, Sr." file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1964/September/16 

Series:    

Type:  TL[c] - Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).

To/From:  from Merton to "Bernadette, Sr."-->

# of pages:  1

Published in:  

First Lines:  "About the passage in the New Man to which you refer: I do not have a copy of the book at"

Contents:  meaning of the "sin and mental illness" in The New Man - personal sin does not lead to mental illness, but mental illness, as well as death and other physical illnesses, stem from the fallen nature of humans - no neurosis/psychosis in paradise / Berte's (Mrs. Candless) return to the Church

Language:  English

Source or donor:  

Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Bernadette, Sr.:"    1964/September/16