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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Marty, Martin E., 1928-

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967

Volume: 8 item(s); 32 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

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).

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Related Information and Links

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.

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Series List

This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1965/01/08 other This is an urbane, soft-spoken, well-documented study which refuses to serve as a primer  [partial review by Merton of Marty's book, "Varieties of Unbelief", printed in <u>Commonweal</u>]
 1965/01/17 other If an American knows the name of only one living monk, the chances are good that the name  [Marty's review of Seeds of Destruction found in <u>The Sunday Herald Tribune</u>]
 1967/08/30 (#01)TAL[x]to MertonI have been meaning to write for the past three years, but spontaneous correspondence is not my  [draft copy of Marty's open letter to Merton, later appearing in <u>The National Catholic Reporter</u>] apologizes for harsh review of <i>Seeds of Destruction</i> 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
 1967/08/30 (#02)other[x]from MertonI have been meaning to write for the past three years, but spontaneous correspondence  [Marty's letter to Merton as it appeared in <u>The National Catholic Reporter</u>]
 1967/09/06 (#01)TAL[x]from MertonI long ago learned to live with the idea that I was half crazy. Lately, seeing the reaction of someYes [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
 1967/09/06 (#02)TALfrom MertonI long ago learned to live with the idea that I was half crazy. Lately, seeing the reaction of someYes [final version - published in <u>The National Catholic Reporter</u> 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
 1967/09/06 (#03)other[x]from MertonI long ago learned to live with the idea that I was half crazy. Lately, seeing the reaction of some  [photocopy of clipping from <u>The National Catholic Reporter</u> 1967/09/06]
 undated/no/no other[x] MARTIN E. MARTY  biographical information
        

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