This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Collins, Edward A.".
Edward Collins was writing to Merton from Iowa City.
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1967/07/29 |
TALS to Merton |
Three Thomas Merton Books have been in my library for many years, possibly as far back as the year |
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book attacking Catholicism by Avro Manhattan, Catholic Power Today - product of Lyle Stuart / asks Merton to denounce the book and refute the "accumulation of near-truths, half-truths, non-truths, lies and calumny" / Collins tells about his own background and how he came to Iowa from New York
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1967/08/04 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for your letter. I will be brief in replying because I have much more correspondence than I |
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Merton has not heard of Avro Manhattan's book - does not want to stoop to the level of such an angry book by an angry response and to give it "free publicity" in doing so - Merton feels he can make better contributions with other writings
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