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

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Title

Creator

Douglass, James Wilson, 1937- See all item sets with this value

Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968 See all item sets with this value

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.

Date

1965, 1967, 1983 See all item sets with this value

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.

Publisher

http://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?databaseList=638&queryString=ti%3AHidden+Ground+of+Love

http://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?databaseList=638&queryString=no%3A(1246675112)

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-"

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http://www.merton.org/Research/Correspondence/y1.aspx?id=542

Page

47 page(s)

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Subject

Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968--Correspondence. See all item sets with this value

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1967-07-05: Letter from James Douglass to Thomas Merton. 1967 July 5

Correspondence with James Douglass who was known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. Letter to Merton discussing recent articles by Merton.
1967-06-16: Letter from James Douglass to Thomas Merton. 1967 June 16

Correspondence with James Douglass who was known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. Letter to Merton regarding Merton's article in Fellowship.
1967-03-29: Letter from James Douglass to Thomas Merton. 1967 March 29

Correspondence with James Douglass who was known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. Letter to Merton.
1965-12-07: Letter from James Douglass to Thomas Merton. 1965 December 7

Correspondence with James Douglass who was known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. Letter to Merton.
1965-11-16: Letter from James Douglass to Thomas Merton. 1965 November 16

Correspondence with James Douglass who was known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. Letter to Merton.
1965-11-03: Letter from James Douglass to Thomas Merton. 1965 November 3

Correspondence with James Douglass who was known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. Letter to Merton regarding a newspaper account of self-immolation at the Pentagon.
1965-10-03: Letter from James Douglass to Thomas Merton. 1965 October 3

Correspondence with James Douglass who was known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. Letter to Merton discussing meetings in Rome (re: Second Vatican Council)
1965-10-24: Letter from James Douglass to Thomas Merton. 1965 October 24 [date written on letter (1965 September 24) was confirmed by Douglass likely to be in error]

Correspondence with James Douglass who was known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. Letter to Merton discussing a visit and politics.
1965-07-06: Letter from James Douglass to Thomas Merton. 1965 July 6

Correspondence with James Douglass who was known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. Letter to Merton discussing a visit.
1965-06-19: Letter from James Douglass to Thomas Merton. 1965 June 19

Correspondence with James Douglass who was known for his theological writing and his activism in the area of non-violent resistance to war and especially nuclear arms. Letter to Merton discussing an upcoming visit to to the Abbey, and planning travel to Vietnam and trying to gain a papal audience.