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 5specialist interest
For the researcher
3 of 5worth your time
Difficulty
1 of 5light
His letters of 1961-1968 to W. H. Ferry, a friend in the peace movement, in a small numbered edition.
How it proceeds
Philosophic1 of 5
Scriptural0 of 5
Experiential3 of 5
Sociological3 of 5
Historical2 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.