Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Portz, Alexius, Fr., O.S.B." file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1957/September/28 

Series:    

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

To/From:  to Mailloux, Noel from "Portz, Alexius, Fr., O.S.B."-->

# of pages:  3

Published in:  

First Lines:  "Thank you for your September 24 letter which I am happy about, not because of the position you take"

Contents:  Portz states his belief that Zilboorg was the cause of the tension evident between himself and Paul Meehl / lists other issues with Zilboorg: "subtle rudeness to Protestant ministers", too much deference given to abbots and others in authority, requires too much personal attention, attendees afraid to bring up certain topics, and the distorted view Zilboorg showed of the client-centered therapy expressed in a position on Carl Rogers

Language:  English

Source or donor:  St. John's University Archives

Date received:  2022/09/14

Date added:  2022

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Portz, Alexius, Fr., O.S.B.:"    1957/September/28