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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.
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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1961/05/31 |
TLS to Merton |
The morning's mail the other day brought us the three books which you so generously and graciously |
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1961/08/16 |
TLS to Merton |
Thank you for your good letter. I wondered whether I had done the right thing in writing you such |
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