Thomas Merton Correspondence with "Dohen, Dorothy"
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1967-05-13: Letter to Thomas Merton from Dorothy Dohen
Ivan Illich / Merton's essay, "The English Mystics," in Mystics and Zen Masters - Julian of Norwich / distrust of mysticism - Vatican II - Daniel Callahan's article, "The Renewal Mess" / questions Merton omitting the Spanish mystics - connection between St. John of the Cross and Zen -
1967-04-29: Letter from Thomas Merton to Dorothy Dohen
Merton sends an "anti-poem about the bomb" (likely "Original Child Bomb") and a copy of his book Mystics and Zen Masters, especially thinking Dohen would appreciate his essay "From Pilgrimage to Crusade." -
1967-04-12: Letter to Thomas Merton from Dorothy Dohen
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1967-04-08: Letter from Thomas Merton to Dorothy Dohen
Merton mentions that Archbishop Helder Câmara stated Dohen's book to be "prophetic."