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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Berry, Thomas, Fr., C.P., 1914-2009

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1961

Volume: 1 item(s); 2 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This file contains one original letter from Berry to Merton. It is not evident whether Merton responds to this letter (it is before he started keeping carbon copies). The letter deals with Merton's correspondence with John Wu, and his interest in eastern spirituality.

Biography

Passionist priest, writer, and scholar, Thomas Berry shared an interest with Merton in Asian spiritual traditions and both wrote on the subject. Later describing himself as a "geologian", Fr. Berry would achieve more prominence for his writings on deep ecology and ecospirituality.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1961/08/15 TALSto MertonRecently when talking with Dr. John Wu he spoke of your interest in the spiritual traditions of the  asking for Merton's input in the Christian evaluation of Asian spirituality / meetings of Catholic scholars in New York / the loss of John Wu's wife and effect on his writing
        

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