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Title
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Thomas Merton Correspondence with "Dohen, Dorothy"
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Creator
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Dohen, Dorothy
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Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
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Scope and Content
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Merton and Dohen discuss the praise and criticism in Catholic circles involving Dohen's book Nationalism and American Catholicism. They also discuss Merton's Mystics and Zen Masters.
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Biographical Text
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Dorothy Dohen was a sociologist, author and professor at Fordham University in New York.
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Date
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1967
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Item
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4 item(s)
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Folder
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1 folder(s)
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Relation
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See also "Câmara Pessoa, Helder" file for Câmara's positive perspective on Dohen's book.
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Level
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Record Group: Section A, Correspondence; Sub-Group/sub-section by person in correspondence with Merton. Records arranged chronologically. Records are not divided into Series.
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Identifier
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Section A (Correspondence), File folder: "Dohen, Dorothy"
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Page
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5 page(s)
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 
1967-04-08: Letter from Thomas Merton to Dorothy Dohen Merton mentions that Archbishop Helder Câmara stated Dohen's book to be "prophetic."