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Date [Source / Page]Author QuotedTitle QuotedQuotation by Merton
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1961/02/12
[Ltrs: HGL p. 129]
Laurens Post, van derDark Eye in Africa: Politics, Psychology Have you read a wonderful book called the Dark Eye in Africa by Laurens Van der Post? He is another remarkable..
1961/02/12
[Ltrs: HGL p. 129]
Laurens Post, van derLost World of the Kalahary Have you read a wonderful book called the Dark Eye in Africa by Laurens Van der Post? He is another remarkable..
1961/02/12
[Ltrs: HGL p. 128]
Marco PallisPeaks and Lamas Yes, I have read Marco Pallis [i.e., Peaks and Lamas]. We do not have it here, I borrowed it from Victor Hamme..
1961/08/27
[Ltrs: HGL p. 131]
Mircea EliadeMythes, rêves et mystères. English. Myths, dreams, and mysteries : the encounter between contemporary faiths and archaic realities / Mircea Eliade ; transl. by Philip Mairet I have been reading a really remarkable book on Eckhart, by Vladimir Lossky, in French. It is very difficult i..
1961/08/27
[Ltrs: HGL p. 131]
Vladimir LosskyTheologie negative et connaissance de Dieu chez Maître Eckhart I have been reading a really remarkable book on Eckhart, by Vladimir Lossky, in French. It is very difficult i..

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.