MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Wilson, Brian
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Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1961
Volume: 2 item(s); 3 pg(s)
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Brian Wilson describes to Merton many of his spiritual struggles, finding himself in an uncomfortable position between Catholicism and Protestantism, and all the while questioning the basic Christian assumptions in light of anthropology. Merton's responses are not extant, but much can be gleaned from the content of Wilson's letters.
Biography
Brian Wilson writes from Seoul, South Korea. Like Merton, he was an alumnus of Columbia University. He read Seven Storey Mountain in 1955 and was a fan of many of Merton's other books. After completing a Master's degree in anthropology from Stanford University in 1959, he took a job teaching English at the Foreign Language College of Korea. Appalled by conditions in the country, especially the plight of children, he began work to help Korean children.
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