Letters from Tom: A Selection of Letters from Father Thomas Merton, Monk of Gethsemani, to W. H. Ferry, 1961-1968

  • Year 1983
  • Type Letter
  • Genre social ethics
  • Tradition Catholic
  • Original language English

For For readers interested in Merton's friendship with W. H. Ferry; a specialist's volume of letters, not a first book.

Should I read this?

For the general reader
1 of 5 specialist interest
For the researcher
3 of 5 worth your time
Difficulty
1 of 5 light

His letters of 1961-1968 to W. H. Ferry, a friend in the peace movement, in a small numbered edition.

How it proceeds
  • Philosophic 1 of 5
  • Scriptural 0 of 5
  • Experiential 3 of 5
  • Sociological 3 of 5
  • Historical 2 of 5

Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.

A selection of Merton's letters of 1961-1968 to W. H. Ferry of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, chosen and edited by Ferry and printed in 500 numbered copies (72 pages). Published by Fort Hill Press in 1983, edited by W. H. Ferry.

Catalog IDW.AKVPFQ.8

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