This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Pairoux, Gustave, Fr.".
Fr. Gustave Pairoux writes from the Desclee Company publishers to ask if Merton would write a preface to Fr. William Johnston's The Mysticism of the Cloud of Unknowing. He writes from Rome, Italy.
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See also "Johnston, William" file.
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This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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1966/11/23 |
TLS to Merton |
In my letter to you of February 11, 1966, I expressed the pleasure we had when Father William |
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«detailed view» |
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1966/12/09 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Many thanks for the proofs of Fr Johnston's book on the Cloud of Unknowing. I have been reading |
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«detailed view» |
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1966/12/16 |
HLS to Merton |
thank you so much for the preface to Father Johnston's The Cloud of Unknowing which |
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«detailed view» |
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