Correspondence 1960: Merton to Rice, Nov. 12, 1960., 11/12/1960-11/12/1960

File — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Identifier: 57908

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

This series contains the correspondence between Thomas Merton and Edward Rice for the years 1959-1967.

Dates

11/12/1960-11/12/1960

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains TLS, 1 page. Letterhead of Abbey of Gethsemani, Trappist, Kentucky. Reference to the rejection by the Trappist censors of an article written by Merton on the Jesuit anthropologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: "Well, now I have the final supreme decision about the Teilhard de Chardin article. . . . It must remain inthe hole or warren. It must go the way of all other well meaning attempts to say T de C is all right."

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

MERTON, THOMAS - CORRESP. TO EDWARD RICE: Typed Letter Signed

RICE, EDWARD - CORRESP. FROM THOMAS MERTON: Typed Letter Signed

VAN, DOREN, CHARLES - CORRESP. RE: Typed Letter Signed

TEILHARD, PIERRE CHARDIN DE - CORRESP. RE MERTON'S ARTICLE ON: Typed Letter Signed

LAX, ROBERT - CORRESP. RE: Typed Letter Signed

CENSORSHIP - CORRESP. RE EFFECTS ON CATHOLIC SCHOLARSHIP: Typed Letter Signed