The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University



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Date [Source / Page]Author QuotedTitle QuotedQuotation by Merton
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1960/12/17
[Ltrs: HGL p. 430]
Abraham Joshua HeschelGod in Search of Man I think the one that really appeals to me the most of all is God in Search of Man. I do not mean that I think ..
1963/01/26
[Ltrs: HGL p. 431-32]
Abraham Joshua HeschelProphets It is a great pleasure to have received your fine book on The Prophets. I have been anticipating this for a lo..
1964/07/27
[Ltrs: HGL p. 432]
Abraham Joshua HeschelEarth Is the Lord's: The Inner World of the Jew in Eastern Europe Your books and offprints arrived promptly. I am at the moment most involved in The Earth Is the Lord's and The..
1964/07/27
[Ltrs: HGL p. 432]
Abraham Joshua HeschelSabbath Your books and offprints arrived promptly. I am at the moment most involved in The Earth Is the Lord's and The..
1966/12/12
[Ltrs: HGL p. 435-36]
Abraham Joshua HeschelInsecurity of Freedom: Essays on Human Existence I have still to thank you for a couple of books of yours which came in during the past months. I appreciate th..

Abbreviations ▲ Source of Merton's Quotation and Citation
Ltrs: CforT The Courage for Truth: Letters of Thomas Merton to Writers.
Ltrs: Giroux Letters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton.
Ltrs: Hammer The Letters of Merton and Victor and Carolyn Hammer.
Ltrs: HGL The Hidden Ground of Love.
Ltrs: Laughlin Thomas Merton and James Laughlin: Selected Letters.
Ltrs: Leclercq Survival or Prophecy? The Letters of Merton and Jean Leclercq.
Ltrs: RtoJ The Road to Joy: Letters to New and Old Friends.
Ltrs: Ruether Letters of Merton and Rosemary Radford Ruether.
Ltrs: SofC The School of Charity. Letters on Religious Renewal.
Ltrs: WtoF Witness to Freedom: The Letters of Merton in Times of Crisis.