Thomas Merton Correspondence with "Douglass, James Wilson, 1937-"

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Title

Thomas Merton Correspondence with "Douglass, James Wilson, 1937-"

Creator

Douglass, James Wilson, 1937-
Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968

Contributor

Douglass, James Wilson

Biographical Text

Jim Douglass is known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. He was a friend of Daniel Berrigan and Dorothy Day. He served as a theological advisor on conscientious objection and nuclear war at the Second Vatican Council. He first met Merton while a professor at Bellarmine College in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Item

37 item(s)

Folder

1 folder(s)

Relation

See also letters published in The Hidden Ground of Love, pp. 159-67; and see also an unabridged version of the 17 April 1967 letter published in Signs of Hope, pp. 64-5.

Level

Record Group: Section A, Correspondence; Sub-Group/sub-section by person in correspondence with Merton. Records arranged chronologically. Records are not divided into Series.

Identifier

Section A (Correspondence), File folder: "Douglass, James Wilson, 1937-"

Page

47 page(s)

Subject

Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968--Correspondence.

Rights

Copyright The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University. All rights reserved. Photographs copyright of the Merton Legacy Trust. Not to be used without written permission.

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