Interview with Paul Elie, December 14, 2005
Project: Morgan C. Atkinson Documentary Interviews: Soul Searching, The Journey of Thomas Merton
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This interview with Paul Elie was conducted at Corpus Christi Church in New York City in 2004. Elie talks about Merton's position as a writer: the quality of his writing, his interactions with critics, and how the Seven Story Mountain was a bestseller. Elie also talks about Merton's views on activism and the Civil Rights Movement, and his broader legacy after his death.Interview Accession
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Liberation theology Christianity Civil rights movement Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968.Interview Rights
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Elie, Paul Interview by Morgan C. Atkinson. 14 Dec. 2005. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Elie, P. (2005, December 14). Interview by M. C. Atkinson. Morgan C. Atkinson Documentary Interviews: Soul Searching, The Journey of Thomas Merton. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Elie, Paul, interview by Morgan C. Atkinson. December 14, 2005, Morgan C. Atkinson Documentary Interviews: Soul Searching, The Journey of Thomas Merton, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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