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Merton Center Manuscripts:

'Is the contemplative life finished? Notes from a taped conference.'

Is the "contemplative life" finished?



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Contemplation |
Monastic and religious life |


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1. Article (Essay) D.5 Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968; Largely unedited transcript from recording before Merton's corrections. For the same draft with Merton's handwritten corrections, see this file under Sub-Section E.1. A corrected version follows in this volume of Sub-Section D.5 (see also Sub-Sections D.1 and D.2). This version appears in the bound volume of Merton: Collected Essays from the Merton Center Reading Room, Volume 12, page 273. From audio recordings: "Tape II, Side 1" corresponds to Merton conference CD 185-3a; and "Tape II, Side 2" corresponds to Merton conference CD 185-4. "Tape I" is yet unidentified.
2. Article (Essay) D.5 Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968; Transcript from recording with Merton's corrections incorporated. For an earlier draft with Merton's handwritten corrections, see this file under Sub-Section E.1. This version appears in the bound volume of Merton: Collected Essays from the Merton Center Reading Room, Volume 12, page 343.
3. Mimeographed Article (Essay) D.2 Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968; 1969 Monastic studies Contemplation in a world of action «detailed view» -->
4. Article (Essay) D.1 Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968; 1969 Monastic studies Contemplation in a world of action «detailed view» -->
5. Article (Essay) E.1 Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968; 1969 Monastic studies Contemplation in a world of action «detailed view» -->