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As described by William H. Shannon, Marty is a "[w]ell-known author in the field of religious literature and longtime associate editor of Christian Century" (source: The Hidden Ground of Love, pp. 454-455).
Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
See also one published letter from Merton to Marty in The Hidden Ground of Love, pp. 454-458; see also the web site of The Martin Marty Center at University of Chicago.
If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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| 1. |
1965/01/08 |
other |
This is an urbane, soft-spoken, well-documented study which refuses to serve as a primer |
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[partial review by Merton of Marty's book, "Varieties of Unbelief", printed in Commonweal]
«detailed view» |
| 2. |
1965/01/17 |
other |
If an American knows the name of only one living monk, the chances are good that the name |
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[Marty's review of Seeds of Destruction found in The Sunday Herald Tribune]
«detailed view» |
| 3. |
1967/08/30 (#01) |
TAL[x] to Merton |
I have been meaning to write for the past three years, but spontaneous correspondence is not my |
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[draft copy of Marty's open letter to Merton, later appearing in The National Catholic Reporter] apologizes for harsh review of Seeds of Destruction a few years prior - first saw Merton as a "white James Baldwin", taking issue with "Letters to a White Liberal" - now sees Merton's view as having been prophetic
«detailed view» |
| 4. |
1967/08/30 (#02) |
other[x] from Merton |
I have been meaning to write for the past three years, but spontaneous correspondence |
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[Marty's letter to Merton as it appeared in The National Catholic Reporter]
«detailed view» |
| 5. |
1967/09/06 (#01) |
TAL[x] from Merton |
I long ago learned to live with the idea that I was half crazy. Lately, seeing the reaction of some |
✓ |
[draft of Merton's open letter response to Marty in NCR] racial identity and how white liberals fit into the problem or solution to racial problems - new coalition on the left as opposed to a "anarchy on the one hand or a police state on the other" / "un-Christianity of American Christianity" / non-violence
«detailed view» |
| 6. |
1967/09/06 (#02) |
TAL from Merton |
I long ago learned to live with the idea that I was half crazy. Lately, seeing the reaction of some |
✓ |
[final version - published in The National Catholic Reporter 1967/09/06] racial identity and how white liberals fit into the problem or solution to racial problems - new coalition on the left as opposed to a "anarchy on the one hand or a police state on the other" / "un-Christianity of American Christianity" / non-violence
«detailed view» |
| 7. |
1967/09/06 (#03) |
other[x] from Merton |
I long ago learned to live with the idea that I was half crazy. Lately, seeing the reaction of some |
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[photocopy of clipping from The National Catholic Reporter 1967/09/06]
«detailed view» |
| 8. |
undated/no/no |
other[x] |
MARTIN E. MARTY |
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biographical information
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