Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Borton, Cameron, Rev." file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1968/May/23 (#01)

Series:    

Type:  TALS - Typed signed letter with holograph (handwritten) annotations.

To/From:  from Merton to "Borton, Cameron, Rev."-->

# of pages:  1

Published in:  Hidden Ground of Love

First Lines:  "Thanks for the confidence you show in me, in presenting your questions about John of the Cross."

Contents:  [underlining by Borton] sending mimeographed article Merton wrote / John of the Cross "speaks from the fullness of fulfillment" - he seems extreme because we do not see what he has gained through was he has given up - not fanatical and did not want extreme exterior asceticism, rather "total interior detachment"

Language:  English

Source or donor:  Borton, Cameron

Date received:  1972/00/00

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Borton, Cameron, Rev.:"    1968/May/23 (#01)