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Subject: Re: TS Eliot: The Existential Angst
From: P <[log in to unmask]>
To: Chokh Raj <[log in to unmask]>
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Eliot's conversion is nearly always seen in a vacuum. In fact there were several conversions around the same time. There wasn't a community as such, but there was an atmosphere of commonality, probably more meaningful to Christians of a catholic bent than to others. One such convert was Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk. His book, SEEDS OF CONTEMPLATION, was highly influential.
Cheers,
Peter
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