This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Balthasar, Hans Urs von".
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›.)
Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
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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This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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1964/07/03 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
My friend Dom Jean Leclercq writes that he recently had the pleasure of visiting you in Basel |
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1964/08/07 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
Je vous remercie de votre bonne lettre. Ce que vous me dites de votre théologie de "Kabod" |
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1964/09/27 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
The wonderful package of books has arrived, and I am reading the first volume of Herrlichkeit |
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1965/02/01 |
HLS to Merton |
Je dois vous |
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1965/07/17 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
Thanks very much for the two new little books you sent. Your Rechenschaft looks particularly |
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1966/02/25 |
HLS to Merton |
Comment vous remercie d'avoir le temps de |
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1966/06/17 |
HLS to Merton |
Merci de votre lettre et de votre traduction dans Cross Currents. Je vous en suis |
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1966/09/12 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
Grand merci de votre bonne lettre que date déjà de trois mois! Je pense que le Fr. Alberic, |
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