Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1965/January/14 (#02)

Series:  6  Correspondence from Gethsemani Archives: Dom James Fox with Abbot General Ignace Gillet.

Type:  TL[x] - Xerox copy of a typed letter (not signed).

To/From:   from Wu, John / to Merton 

# of pages:  1

Published in:  

First Lines:  "I am thrilled to read yours of December 23. First of all let me tell you that I am so happy to have"

Contents:  [dated 1964/12/27 by Wu - attached to Dom James' 1965/01/14 letter to Ignace Gillet] Chinese Zen literature - Zen masters - closer to Christ than many Christians / Merton and Jesus both "Fire-Eater[s]" / agrees with Merton's superiors on Japan trip - more Zen in hermitage / Merton's Zen calligraphy / Chuang Tzu

Language:  English

Source or donor:  Gethsemani Abbey Archives

Date received:  2004/02/13

Date added:  

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987:" Series 6:    1965/January/14 (#02)