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== First Letter ==
Dear Needham,
Dear Needham,


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… Pacifism of Tolstoi, in spite {{Page |n°=15}} of the reactionary ideology of Dostojewski. […]
… Pacifism of Tolstoi, in spite {{Page |n°=15}} of the reactionary ideology of Dostojewski. […]
== Second Letter ==
{{Page |n°=16}} Dear Needham,
[…]
Yes, also Macmurray is somewhat pessimistic about Tawney, because he is supposed to be very slow to move. I have not yet arranged … […]
I could not help feeling at a recent Conference at High Leigh, where Macmurray {{Page |n°=17}} read several papers on Religion and Politics, that he has now reached a stage in his thinking which designates a signal advance in our general philosophical position and is perhaps the beginning of a very great change in the method of dealing with these subjects. But Canon Ravens defection would be a very severe blow, and I hope that this is not his final word. […]


== Letter Informations ==
== Letter Informations ==
'''Reference''':<br />
'''Reference''':<br />
'''KPA''': [[56/11]], 14-15
'''KPA''': [[56/11]], 14-17

Revision as of 02:34, 18 February 2020


Text in English to type

First Letter

Dear Needham,

Father Noel has sent …

{} rang Gollancz's to-day. They were rather apologetic, and promised that I would received the communication on our meeting of May 7th in a day or two.

… Pacifism of Tolstoi, in spite [15] of the reactionary ideology of Dostojewski. […]

Second Letter

[16] Dear Needham,

[…]

Yes, also Macmurray is somewhat pessimistic about Tawney, because he is supposed to be very slow to move. I have not yet arranged … […]

I could not help feeling at a recent Conference at High Leigh, where Macmurray [17] read several papers on Religion and Politics, that he has now reached a stage in his thinking which designates a signal advance in our general philosophical position and is perhaps the beginning of a very great change in the method of dealing with these subjects. But Canon Ravens defection would be a very severe blow, and I hope that this is not his final word. […]

Letter Informations

Reference:
KPA: 56/11, 14-17