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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Balthasar, Hans Urs von, 1905-1988

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1964-1966

Volume: 8 item(s); 14 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Balthasar, Hans Urs von".

Biography

Hans Urs von Balthasar was a Catholic theologian from Switzerland. He was the author of over 60 books, which included theology, philosophy and spirituality. He is most famous for his work entitled Herrlichkeit. (Source: "Balthasar, Hans Urs von." Biography from Chambers Biographical Dictionary. 1997. Wilson Biographies Plus. Online. H.W. Wilson. Bellarmine University Library, Louisville, KY. 8 Aug. 2006. ‹http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com›.)

Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

Related Information and Links

See also "Delaney, Alberic" file; and see also published letters from Merton to Balthasar in The School of Charity, pp. 218-219, 226-227, 241, 287-288 and 312.

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If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
   

Series List

This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1964/07/03 TAL[c]from MertonMy friend Dom Jean Leclercq writes that he recently had the pleasure of visiting you in BaselYes  
 1964/08/07 TAL[c]from MertonJe vous remercie de votre bonne lettre. Ce que vous me dites de votre théologie de "Kabod"Yes  
 1964/09/27 TAL[c]from MertonThe wonderful package of books has arrived, and I am reading the first volume of <u>Herrlichkeit</u>Yes  
 1965/02/01 HLSto MertonJe dois vous   
 1965/07/17 TAL[c]from MertonThanks very much for the two new little books you sent. Your Rechenschaft looks particularlyYes  
 1966/02/25 HLSto MertonComment vous remercie d'avoir le temps de   
 1966/06/17 HLSto MertonMerci de votre lettre et de votre traduction dans Cross Currents. Je vous en suis   
 1966/09/12 TAL[c]from MertonGrand merci de votre bonne lettre que date déjà de trois mois! Je pense que le Fr. Alberic,Yes  
        

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