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Box 3

 Container

Contains 34 Results:

"Varieties of Unbelief", 1964 December

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Primarily prose works written by Merton between 1963 and 1968, as well as some poetry, translations, and Merton's MA thesis. Some manuscripts feature editorial comments by Merton and Forest. Subjects addressed include philosophy (Western and Eastern), Catholic theology and practice (primarily monasticism, prayer, and social awareness), contemporary social and political issues, and literature.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1964 December

"What Are We Seeking?", undated

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Primarily prose works written by Merton between 1963 and 1968, as well as some poetry, translations, and Merton's MA thesis. Some manuscripts feature editorial comments by Merton and Forest. Subjects addressed include philosophy (Western and Eastern), Catholic theology and practice (primarily monasticism, prayer, and social awareness), contemporary social and political issues, and literature.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: undated

"Woods, Shore, Desert: A Notebook", 1968 May, 1982

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence to Jim Forest from the Museum of New Mexico Press.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1968 May, 1982

List of mimeographed works by Merton, after 1968

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 33
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Primarily prose works written by Merton between 1963 and 1968, as well as some poetry, translations, and Merton's MA thesis. Some manuscripts feature editorial comments by Merton and Forest. Subjects addressed include philosophy (Western and Eastern), Catholic theology and practice (primarily monasticism, prayer, and social awareness), contemporary social and political issues, and literature.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: after 1968

"Thomas Merton's Legacy", by Walter H. Capps, 1979 March/April

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 34
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials collected and created by twentieth century peace activist and author Jim Forest for his biographies of Trappist monk Thomas Merton, including correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs. The collected materials by Merton were primarily sent to Forest directly by Merton, and some include inscriptions or comments in Merton's hand. Additional collected materials, especially photographs, were collected by Forest explicitly for his Merton biographies, Thomas...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1979 March/April

Introduction to Merton's poetry, by Bonnie Bowman Thurston, after 1981

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 35
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials collected and created by twentieth century peace activist and author Jim Forest for his biographies of Trappist monk Thomas Merton, including correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs. The collected materials by Merton were primarily sent to Forest directly by Merton, and some include inscriptions or comments in Merton's hand. Additional collected materials, especially photographs, were collected by Forest explicitly for his Merton biographies, Thomas...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: after 1981

"Prayer for Peace", 1962

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Written by Merton, read in the House of Representatives by Congressman Frank Kowalski (D-Connecticut) on the Tuesday in Holy Week.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1962

"The Root of War is Fear", "A Devout Meditation in Memory of Adolf Eichmann", and "Message to Poets", after 1966

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents

Reprint from the Community for Creative Non-Violence

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: after 1966

"A Signed Confession of Crimes Against the State", "Letter to an Innocent Bystander", and "Prometheus: A Meditation", after 1966

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents

Reprint from the Community for Creative Non-Violence

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: after 1966