To Joseph Needham (8 June 1934)

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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. […]

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Reference:
KPA: 56/11, 14-17

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