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• CZHN 6/09134 Correspondence : - Letter to Father Gallagher. 1962/0306
  Request for a contract renegotiation to provide for promotion to the rank of Professor.
• CZHN 8/10855 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Nu 1962/0310
  updating her on his travel schedule. He also asks that she bring some sheets with her and take the dirty ones back so he will not have to pack them in his suitcase. He comments on Al and Marion and gives movie reviews.
• CZHN 9/12750 Correspondence : Merton - Letter to Jim 1962/0321
  He wishes the recipient well with his trial tomorrow, mentioning that he has been busy with students and visitors, and mentions the progress of the publication of the peace articles in book form. He says that he is now having, for the first time, issues with censors and is waiting to see what will come of the situation. ~ KY
• CZHN 9/12752 Correspondence : Merton - Letter to Jim 1962/0328
  He thanks him for notice on his sentence, and stresses the Jim find inner strength to make it through the situation. He says his statements about the prisoners is improtant and gives him his blessings. ~ KY
• CZHN 6/08825 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Mr. Ferry, with attached letters 1962/0407
  Thanks him for his kind comments about his Commomweal article. Tries to step up a date to meet. ~ Chicago, IL
• CZHN 8/10858 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter 1962/0408
  commenting that she and Ruby should stop smoking; it is sad she has to be in the hospital over the holidays. He also mentions the uproar his article in Commonweal has sparked; he is invited to speak on the article in New York.
• CZHN 6/09132 Correspondence : James Maguire, S.J. - Letter to Gordon Zahn 1962/0413
  Decision that no change should be made to either his rank or his salary for the coming academic year. ~ Chicago
• CZHN 8/10856 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Nu 1962/0414
  updating her on his recent visit to the Orchestra Hall listing some of the pieces performed. He also tells her of his visit with Maria Trapp and his upcoming talk at the City Club. ~ Chicago, IL
• CZHN 6/09131 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Fr. Maguire 1962/0501
  Contract for the academic year 1962-63 although there is still belief that he deserves more than the minimal increment for his rank ~ Chicago
• CZHN 5/07391 Correspondence : Gordon C. Zahn - letter to Fr. Gradiner 1962/0503
  The author requests that Fr. Gradiner of "America" checks his book against Fr. Graham's references to it even if his comments on the letter wouldn't be published.
• CZHN 3/04060 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn 1962/0503
  A letter to Reverend Harold C. Gardiner. ~ Father Graham's review of Gordon's book reveals sharp differences in interpretations of the Catholic's responsibility with respect to serving in wars of such virtually unquestioned injustice as those initiated by Hitler's Third Reich. But he is not surprised because he's always know Father Graham to be against publishing Gordon's book. Gordon believes Fr. Graham often misleads the readers to misinterpret Gordon's work.
• CZHN 9/12819 Correspondence : Gordon C. Zahn - Letter to Tom Merton 1962/0510
  Thinks Merton's Commonweal article was superb. Discusses how the top administrators at Loyola are scared about censures from headquarters in Rome. Says that it does not help that he has tenure and can adequately fight back if they wish to get rid of him. Also, talks about a recent visit with W. H. Ferry and that he has committed to being a sponsor for PAX.
• CZHN 8/10851 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Mr. Ferry 1962/0513
  The Cleveland affair went off well. Gordon also discusses the progress of his paper and a talk he had recently. ~ Chicago, IL
• CZHN 8/10867 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Nu 1962/0513
  informing her of his decision to start working on the Jaegerstaetter book. Also he mentions his upcoming talk in Cleveland and his schedule.
• CZHN 9/12754 Correspondence : Merton - Letter to Jim 1962/0513
  He received a letter from Hal Stalling about Everyman and his sailing, and notes he also saw a copy of the Bulletin about it. He finds the building and sailing of Everyman very significant, describing why briefly and warns Jim to be careful of improvisations which may be eventually dangerous to the CNVA. ~ KY
• CZHN 8/10850 Correspondence : W. H. Ferry - Letter to Gordon Zahn 1962/0516
  to Zahn suggesting they start a new university because present institutions do not seem to house good people. ~ New York, NY
• CZHN 6/08826 Correspondence : Editorial Office of "New Yorker" magazine - Letter to Mr. Zahn 1962/0522
  Thanks him for sending his article. It will help him revise his 1945 article. Connects him to Hannah Arendt. ~ NY,NY
• CZHN 6/08828 Correspondence : Rev. Victor Dress, O.F.M. - Letter to Mr. Zahn 1962/0522
  The reader response to his article about Jaegerstaetter was almost nil. Consoles him by pointing out that their predominately Catholic audience does not write in unless they have something to complain about. ~ Cincinnati, Ohio
• CZHN 8/10840 Correspondence : W. H. Ferry - Letter to Gordon Zahn 1962/0522
  He will write him the stongest recommendation if SSRC inquires him to do so. ~ Santa Barbara, C. A.
• CZHN 9/12820 Correspondence : Gordon C. Zahn - Letter to Tom Merton 1962/0524
  Discusses Tom's "cold war letters" and his total agreement with his position and asks him if he can share the letters with some friends and Ed Gargan in particular. Talks about the censure of his book from Rome, but he is not worried about losing his job. Also, asks him who is E. Englander of Linz, Austria.
• CZHN 8/10859 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Nu 1962/0524
  They are set for the Alerton and the Second City visit. He also comments on the radio broadcast of the Carpenter flight. ~ Chicago, IL
• CZHN 8/11168 Correspondence : Mayer-Amery - Letter to Gordon 1962/0525
  They may be able to find him a German Publishing house, though the Catholic publishing house is out. He recommends how Gordon should release the book, especially to receive fanfare. ~ Muenchen
• CZHN 6/08827 Correspondence : Bill Sanborn - Letter to Professor Zahn 1962/0562
  Thanking him for his address to the Public Affairs Committee, with attached correspondence arranging the event. ~ Cleveland, Ohio
• CZHN 6/08848 Document : Article: Michael Connors 1962/06
  Review of "German Catholics and Hitler's Wars: A Study In Social Control." ~ Critical of his approach, "the author has trampled with very heavy feet upon some delicately arranged historical and ethical flower beds." Feels that his new ethic is impractical because the average citizen is not so involved in decision making. ~ Social Justice Review
• CZHN 9/12707 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/06
  Congratulates Gordon on his travel grant. Gives him a list of people that he must visit and messages he should relay to them. Tells him to use this time to go about spreading peace and asking for prayers.
• CZHN 9/12706 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/06
  Letter from Tom Merton, not about business, but about more personal issues. Discusses how while the anthology is still being published, one of his latest writings is no longer going to be published because it was said to be a "communist controlled writing". He talks about how it is a time of fanaticism and it is almost a hopeless state.
• CZHN 6/08850 Document : Article: Father Graham ~ Dialogue on a Dilemma 1962/0605
  Fr. Graham considers Zahn's study "regrettable, a tantamount to an attack on the German Church leaders." This reviewer is critical of Fr. Graham's approach calling it, "a distortion of Zahn's intent." A series of letters to the editor follows. One reader feels that Zahn should be allowed to look at the question of conscientious objection a little more closely. Another thinks that Fr. Graham was protecting the church. ~ America
• CZHN 8/10861 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Irene 1962/0606
  updating her on his travel plans from Salzburg to Vienna. He also comments on the show at the Patze that seemed to be the same show as was four years ago. ~ Muenchen
• CZHN 9/12829 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Tom Merton 1962/0606
  Says that he has received a travel grant from Social Science Research Committee and will be leaving for Germany in the next couple of weeks. During his time in Germany he will also have a chance to visit England and asks for suggestions on who he should visit.
• CZHN 8/10863 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Nu 1962/0608
  enclosing an article from the Manchester Guardian giving a British view on Medicare issues. He also mentions a change in the Second City performance that contained a new scene which was an improvement.
• CZHN 9/12816 Correspondence : Jim Forest - Letter to Gordon 1962/0608
  Talks about how moved he was by Gordon's book on Hitler's wars and the conclusions he made as a Catholic. Introduces himself as a friend of Thomas Merton and talks about the fact that Merton has now been silenced from publishing on the subject of war and peace. Talks about an upcoming meeting of PAX and apologizes on how slow they are moving, but says that there is a lot of fear about taking large and bold steps.
• CZHN 9/12726 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/0608
  Copy of entry #12715 ~ KY
• CZHN 9/12715 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/0608
  Merton addresses questions about Else Englander of Linz, a female teacher that Gordon wanted to know about. Merton's peace book will not be published because of an abbot who disapproves of his association with the Catholic Worker ~ KY
• CZHN 9/12805 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/0608
  Merton talks about how the book he wrote on peace is not going to be published (this is not the anthology). It was not published because Merton was denounced as writing for a "communist controlled publication" (the Catholic Worker). Says that this is not an age of rational and detached thought, but an age of passion and fanaticism.
• CZHN 9/12806 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/0613
  Congratulates Gordon on his travel grant. Gives him a list of people to visit during his travels. Tells him to keep going around doing good and speaking for peace.
• CZHN 9/12727 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/0613
  Copy of entry #12716 ~ KY
• CZHN 9/12716 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/0613
  He congratulates Gordon on his travel grant and recommends that he look up Else Englander in Linz. He gives addresses of people Gordon should visit during his stay and asks that Gordon pass on greetings to each. ~ KY
• CZHN 6/09094 Correspondence : Ralph Gallagher - Department Evaluation 1962/0615
  Deans and chairmen of departments have the authority to function when there is a need of dispatching business properly. Failures in a department are result of poor teaching.
• CZHN 6/09093 Correspondence : Response to the letter concerning comprehensive examination. 1962/0615
  He gave the tests and graded them. Feels the students neglect important courses to prepare for the comprehensive exam and the exam itself is disturbing and fruitless. ~ Chicago
• CZHN 6/09091 Comprehensives : Rev. Robert Mulligan - Letter to Gordon in response to Department's decision reversal. 1962/0618
  Mulligan feels that the Deans and Chairmen should have the power to decide issues without first consulting the Faculty.
• CZHN 6/09090 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to CC Father Mulligan 1962/0618
  Personal protest against the reversal of Department's decision to fail two students after failing general exams.
• CZHN 8/10864 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Nu 1962/0618
  suggesting that she pick him up early to take him to O'Hare as suggested by Lufthausa.
• CZHN 8/10860 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Nu 1962/0623
  updating her on his travel arrangements listing the locations he has traveled through and the meals he had. He also comments on a protest that took place in Munich where police attacked and arrested many protesting the arrests of musicians the previous night. ~ Munchen
• CZHN 8/10841 Correspondence : W. H. Ferry - Letter to Gordon Zahn 1962/0712
  His guess was correct: George Shuster was the one making silly comments. He also comments on Thomas Merton, John Cogley, and Howard Smith. ~ Santa Barbara, CA
• CZHN 6/09064 Document : Article: W. H. Ferry - Myths, Cliches and stereotypes 1962/0807
  Speech about the troubles in society, and many reflect a breakdown of politics. ~ Sausalito, CA ~ William Winter Comments
• CZHN 8/10853 Postcard : Gordon Zahn - Postcard to Geraldine Hollander 1962/0807
  Her boss has taste and he is waiting for Alen stock to rise so he can build a house in the Aspen region. ~ Aspen, CO
• CZHN 8/10845 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to the Editor 1962/0813
  to the editor suggesting that Walter Trohan's attack upon W. H. Ferry should not go without protest. He further scrutinizes the situation and lists reason for protest. ~ Chicago, IL.
• CZHN 8/10842 Correspondence : W. H. Ferry - Letter to Gordon Zahn 1962/0817
  thanking him for forwarding him the Trohan clippings. Also he mentions he is glad to hear that Zahn was successful in the summer journey. ~ Santa Barbara, CA
• CZHN 9/12821 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Tom Merton 1962/0821
  Says that his weeks in Europe were just fine. Enjoyed the week in England the best. Said that he saw most of the PAX people and even had a visit with Archbishop Roberts. He did not get to go to France or Belgium, but did find Miss Englander or at least her address. He gave her a copy of the Jaegerstaetter article and a note of regret in not meeting her. She responded to his letter saying, among other things, that Jaegerstaetter was a martyr, but he should not be presented as a model. She presents a different viewpoint than Gordon especially in regard to Jaegerstaetter on a number of issues.
• CZHN 6/09085 Correspondence : I. L. Katchis - Letter to the Voice of the People 1962/0821
  Criticizing the people's sense of Patriotism. He feels that when Zahn and Ferry claim by actions not words, he will consider listening to them. ~ Chicago
• CZHN 6/09088 Correspondence : James H. Plankenhorn - Letter to Gordon Zahn 1962/0821
  Mocking of Zahn and his views on accepting Communism. Outright criticism on his beliefs of undergoing Soviet domination rather than fighting in God's name. ~ Glenview, IL
• CZHN 6/09071 Correspondence : Charles Pumpkin - Letter to Prof. Zahn 1962/0822
  Criticism of Zahn and his letter in the Tribune. ~ Chicago
• CZHN 6/09080 Correspondence : F. Stelle Spurck - Letter to Fr. McGuire 1962/0822
  German Catholics and the Catholic Hierarchy. Questions people's silence about the intemperate speech against J. Edgar Hoover. ~ Chicago
• CZHN 6/09084 Correspondence : Mrs. James Katchis - Letter to Mr. Zahn 1962/0822
  Letter to Zahn asking him to encorporate new material into the Voice of the People article.
• CZHN 6/09082 Correspondence : Patricia Paul (Mrs. Henry J.) - Letter to Rev. John R. Connery 1962/0822
  Letter of dismay reacting to the column in the Chicago Tribune implying that people should give up their moral obligations to fight. ~ Illinois
• CZHN 6/09083 Correspondence : Walter Trohan - Letter to Mr. Zahn 1962/0822
  Letter related to 9082. ~ Washington
• CZHN 9/12717 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/0823
  He has been very busy with correspondence and keeping up with his book. He does not personally know Else Englander of Linz: from the letters he has received she seems very nice; Gordon should meet her. He discusses his most recent work on his book and some of the issues he has had so far. ~ KY
• CZHN 6/09081 Correspondence : Mrs. John T. Ryan, Jr - Letter to Father Connery 1962/0824
  Written protest to Mr. Ferry's stand on nuclear power and Zahn's views when he teaches at a Catholic University.
• CZHN 6/09086 Correspondence : Tony Mallin - Letter to Gordon C. Zahn 1962/0824
  View on societal evils and how evil could had been stopped if the people had not deceived themselves into feeling that their actions were just. ~ Chicago
• CZHN 6/09077 Correspondence : Laurence Conner - Letter to Rev. Connery 1962/0825
  Apprehension to the enclosed letter sent to the Chicago Tribune that appears at a Catholic University. ~ Chicago
• CZHN 6/09078 Correspondence : Laurence Conner - Letter to the Voice of the People 1962/0825
  Issue of moral principle and the view that the liberal prefers retreat rather than to stand and fight. ~ Chicago
• CZHN 6/09076 Correspondence : M. M. Hammack - Letter to The Editor of the Chicago Tribune 1962/0825
  Asks that Zahn tries harder to understand the statements and actions of the hierarchy of the Church and its members in his recent book. ~ Glenview, IL
• CZHN 6/09075 Correspondence : Frank R. Navratil - Letter to Rev. Connery 1962/0827
  Stating Zahn by his nature of his position represents and propagates the views of Loyola and the Catholic Church. ~ Oak Park
• CZHN 6/09079 Correspondence : Mrs. B. Stypo - Letter to J. R. Connery 1962/0827
  Nation to be prepared for the hardships and injustices of Soviet domination.
• CZHN 6/09087 Correspondence : Mrs. William Schoeneck - Letter to Gordon Zahn 1962/0827
  Caution not to be fooled by the Communists into working for them and using their propaganda to influence others to change. ~ Glenview, IL
• CZHN 8/10849 Correspondence : W. H. Ferry - Letter to Gordon Zahn 1962/0830
  to Gordon inquiring as to whether there were any reverberations from his letter in the TRIBUNE. He also comments that BREAKTHROUGH looked splendid and his efforts to get the book around as it deserves. ~ Santa Barbara, California
• CZHN 9/12708 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/09
  Discusses their relationship to Elsa Englander and how she is at the other end of the picture which they are all in. Merton also tells Gordon about a project he has been assigned concerning doing a preface to the meditations of Fr. Delp before he was executed. He asks Gordon if he has any information on Fr. Delp so that he can strengthen his article.
• CZHN 3/04441b Picture : Newspaper clipping 1962/0901
  Picture taken at National Association of Catholic Alumni Clubs 3rd annual convention. Gordon Zahn is included (he was the principal speaker at the convention).
• CZHN 8/11177 Correspondence : Letter to Gordon 1962/0907
  Author sees Placid Jordan is still after Gordon and recommends defensive strategies from Jordan's literary attacks. ~ MN
• CZHN 6/09145 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Walter Trohan 1962/0910
  Asking Trohan to contemplate his view on Communism and realize that there are alternate possibilities and we must escape the "either-or" fallacy. (Relates to 9083). ~ Chicago
• CZHN 8/10846 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to W. H. Ferry 1962/0912
  commenting that the Hoffmann broadcast must have been quite gratifying. He also summarizes what J. F. Powers told him about Placid Jordan. ~ Chicago, IL
• CZHN 6/09069 Document : Article: College Aides From Group to Back GOP 1962/0915
  Committee to aid GOP Committee. Member is Earl John Clark, Dept. of English, Loyola University. ~ Chicago Sun Times
• CZHN 6/09068 Newspaper Article : World Federalists to Present Panel 1962/0915
  First of five meetings to discuss the way to world peace. ~ Chicago Sun Times
• CZHN 6/08824 Correspondence : G - Note to NU 1962/0916
  Informing Nu that they have tickets to a play. Attached is a response letter by Gordon concerning the "Alternative to the Arms Race." ~ Chicago, IL
• CZHN 6/09074 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Rev. Fr. Provincial 1962/0917
  Letter to Fr. Connery in response to 9073. Also a suggestion to read his published letter rather than his article to conclude that there is no basis for his correspondence. ~ Oak Park
• CZHN 6/09065 Correspondence : R. W. Mulligan, S.J. - Letter to Gordon 1962/0917
  Request to meet with faculty who view the letter appearing in the Chigaco Tribune was controversial. ~ Chicago
• CZHN 8/10852 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Ping 1962/0919
  suggesting that the letter from the Provincial is depressing because he is a moral theologian by profession supporting nuclear weapons and their use.
• CZHN 9/12807 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/0923
  Apologizes for not answering his letters earlier, but he has been very busy with lots of urgent work. Talks to him about Elsa Englander and that they have both got letters from her,but they do not know who she is. All he knows about her is that she is translating some articles of his. Merton also discusses how George Lawler gave him the wonderful task of writing a preface to the meditations of Fr. Delp and asks Gordon for any information he may have on him.
• CZHN 9/12728 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/0923
  Copy of entry #12717 ~ KY
• CZHN 6/09070 Document : Article: Robert A. Goldwin - OPINION OF THE PEOPLE: DOCTRINE STILL VALID 1962/0924
  Question whether to invoke the Monroe Doctrine ~ Chicago Sun Times
• CZHN 9/12578 Book Review : Klaus Epstein - Review of GERMAN CATHOLICS AND HITLER'S WARS in the American History Review, V 68, #1 1962/10
  Reviews Gordon's book as exhasutive and a combination of minute research and passionate engagement.
• CZHN 8/10866 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Nu 1962/1003
  commenting on the series and the players. He also mentions he was a pall bearer at Joe's funeral and Bob's health that seems to be down because he is in a hospital in Baltimore. ~ Chicago, IL
• CZHN 8/10857 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Nu 1962/1010
  regarding her question about the series. He also mentions his ailments and Bob's letter that seemed cheerful. ~ Chicago, IL
• CZHN 8/10848 Correspondence : W. H. Ferry - Letter to Gordon Zahn 1962/1010
  to Gordon Zahn updating him on his recent activities and dinner guests. He also comments on the news headline Alpha Force in raiding Cube and killing twenty odd people. ~ Santa Barbara, California
• CZHN 6/09073 Correspondence : John R. Connery, S.J. - Letter to Dr. Zahn 1962/1012
  Letter telling Zahn not to implicate Loyola University in his articles. ~ Chicago
• CZHN 8/10865 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Nu 1962/1016
  informing her of his travel schedule to arrive in Milwaukee. He also comments on the series and mentions how Dick is doing. ~ Chicago, IL
• CZHN 6/09066 Correspondence : Gordon C. Zahn - Letter to Rev. Mulligan 1962/1018
  Need to set up a conference, but due to his schedule, the most convenient time would be late afternoon Tuesday to discuss the Trohan article published in the New York Times. ~ Chicago
• CZHN 8/10843 Correspondence : Letter to Mr. Robert Consolini 1962/1102
  informing him that he has come to the decision that it is best if they terminate their relationship. He mentions some of the reasons, and thanks him for his efforts in so helpless a cause. ~ Chicago, IL
• CZHN 9/12733 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Stephen James 1962/1130
  He states that is already familiar with the Peace Hostage Foundation, and states his position on their work. He agrees to send along some material to James and that he send another pack later, asking that he be kept on the mailing list. ~ KY
• CZHN 9/12709 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/12
  Admires "the Jaegerstaetter commentaries"; dishonesty and lack of integrity harm the Church. Merton finished the preface for Fr. Delp's meditations. Wishes Gordon all the best with the new year.
• CZHN 9/12830 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Thomas Merton 1962/1208
  Talks about the attachment with the letter of a copy of a chapter from the Jaegerstaetter book. Also discusses the syndicated report in which some "council expert" discussed the position ofthe Church in difficult relations with the state and then quoted as saying that they do not encourage vocations of martyrdom.
• CZHN 9/12734 Correspondence : Letter to Thomas Merton 1962/1209
  He thanks Merton for a courageous statement he made as a priest, against the communal statement of the Church. He requests letters from Merton for a work to be compiled regarding the statement and how he came to such a position.
• CZHN 8/10854 Correspondence : Gordon Zahn - Letter to Nu 1962/1218
  He will be arriving sometime on Friday. Also the suggestion that she pick up the goose before he arrives.
• CZHN 9/12729 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/1222
  Copy of entry #12721 ~ KY
• CZHN 9/12721 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/1222
  He has been reading the Jaegerstaetter commentaries with zeal and discusses the areas in which he feels there is profound religious wisdom. He discusses his present efforts with BREAKTHROUGH TO PEACE and notes the numerous offers he has received to have it published in paperback. ~ KY
• CZHN 9/12809 Correspondence : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/1222
  Tells Gordon that he is currently reading the writings of Jaegerstaetter with the greatest interest. He is very impressed and sees Jaegerstaetter as a good and holy man. Tells Gordon about a document by Joannes Harrell which he was reminded of called a "Christian in East Germany".
• CZHN 9/12718 Correspondences : Tom Merton - Letter to Gordon 1962/1222
  He has been reading the very moving Jaegerstaetter commentaries, and describes the feelings and emotions that have been invoked from his readings. He describes the progress of BREAKTHROUGH TO PEACE, the anthology he has been editing, and notes that there is much interest to publish it as a paperback, which Merton finds pleasing. ~ KY
• CZHN 3/03113 Document : Article: Bryden, Ronald 1963
  "Pseudo-Event" ~ An Article regarding "The Representative." ~ Bryden feels that although "The Representative" may not have been a very distinguished play, it did have a fresh argument and accomplished actors. Also the play is a drama, not an historical event, therefore the discrepencies are allowable. ~ THE NEW STATESMAN ~ October 4,
• CZHN 3/03240 Document : Article: Cohen, Arthur A. 1963
  "The Absence of Heroism" ~ A book review of GERMAN CATHOLICS AND HITLER'S WARS. ~ Cohen praises Zahn's book and feels that it deserves a great deal more attention than it has received. He feels that it "has been silenced by its importance and by its unnerving proximity to some of the moral suppurations of our time. " ~ WORLDVIEW ~ 6 ~ 9 ~ 10-12 ~ September
• CZHN 3/03042 Document : Article: Gordon Zahn 1963
  A review of the play, "The Deputy." ~ Zahn feels that the play is historically accurate, although the portrayal of Pope Pius XII is too harsh. Zahn feels that the play is an important challenge to Catholics around the world not to see the play as a personal attack, but as a way to reassess their position and the Church's position on salvation. ~ THE CRITIC ~ 42-46 ~ October-November

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