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Merton and Schwarzschild discuss Merton's writings against war, such as "Christian Ethics and Nuclear War" and "Target Equals City", and whether Merton can validly stop short of total pacifism.
Rabbi Stephen Schwarzschild was a pacifist rabbi writing from Temple Beth El in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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See also Cold War Letters #41 published in Witness to Freedom, pp. 35-36.
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1962/02/01 |
HLS to Merton |
Zalman Schachter has just sent me several of your recent essays. I had seen the one |
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1962/02/07 |
HLS to Merton |
As an addendum to my recent note: I have just read your essay "Target Equals City." |
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1962/02/24 |
transcript from Merton |
Thanks for your two very good letters. I am happy that Z - sent you my texts on peace, for they |
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[Cold War Letters #41 - transcript from bound set]
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1962/03/01 |
HLS to Merton |
I think you are probably right: there are too many "statements" around these days anyway. |
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