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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Atkins, Anselm, Fr., O.C.S.O., 1934-1999

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1965-1968

Volume: 6 item(s); 7 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Atkins, Anselm, Fr., O.C.S.O.".

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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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1965/09/14 TL[c]from MertonThanks for sending me your article. It is a smasher and I really enjoyed it. I definitely think it  does not recommend publication in <u>Collectanea</u> / recommends <u>Ramparts</u> or <u>Critic</u> / thoughts on being on editorial board of <u>Collectanea</u>
 1968/01/31 HLSto MertonI'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
 1968/02/14 TL[c]from MertonYes, 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
 1968/08/26 HLSto MertonI have never thanked you for the two issues of <u>Monks Pond</u>. I haven't had time to read them  commentary on Camus' <i>Plague</i>
 undated/no/no (#01)TALSfrom MertonIt 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 René 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
 undated/no/no (#02)TL[c]from MertonIt 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 René 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
        

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