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Title The Letters of Thomas Merton and Victor and Carolyn Hammer : Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam / edited by F. Douglas Scutchfield and Paul Evans Holbrook Jr. ; with the editorial assistance of Leah Casanave ; foreword by Paul M. Pearson
Published Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2014]
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Contents Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; The Letters; Photographs; Afterword; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; Index
Summary Poet, social justice advocate, and theologian Thomas Merton (1915--1968) is arguably the most influential American Catholic author of the twentieth century. In his short lifetime, he penned over seventy books and maintained a brisk correspondence with colleagues around the globe. However, many Merton scholars and fans remain unaware of the significant body of letters that were exchanged between the Trappist monk and Victor and Carolyn Hammer. Unable to leave his home at the Abbey of Gethsemani except on special occasions, Merton developed a unique friendship with this couple from nearby Lexingt
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968 -- Correspondence
Hammer, Victor, 1882-1967 -- Correspondence
Hammer, Carolyn Reading -- Correspondence
Hammer, Carolyn Reading
Hammer, Victor, 1882-1967
Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
Trappists -- United States -- Correspondence
Trappists
Catholics -- Correspondence
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Religious.
RELIGION -- Institutions & Organizations.
RELIGION -- Christianity -- Catholic.
Catholics
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
Personal correspondence
Form Electronic book
Author Scutchfield, F. Douglas, editor.
Holbrook, Paul Evans, 1949- editor.
ISBN 9780813155654
0813155657
9780813155647
0813155649