This video consists of an interview with Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi concerning his relationship with Thomas Merton and beliefs espoused by Merton. There are several questions posed to Zalman throughout the interview including: How did Zalman come to meet Merton, questions of ecumenism, the removal of iconography in Catholicism, what does monasticism have to do with Judaism, and how does Zalman interpret the dreams Merton had of a Jewish woman that were documented in Merton's journal. Additional topics of discussion include an autobiographical account of Zalman's academic career, Zalman meeting Timothy Leary, time spent in monasteries, and a critique of the modern Catholic Church.
00:41:45 Discussion of Ecumenicism begins | 00:54:50 Zalman notes that the tape needs to be switched | 01:02:15 Interview resumes
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This video consists of an interview with Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi concerning his relationship with Thomas Merton and beliefs espoused by Merton. There are several questions posed to Zalman throughout the interview including: How did Zalman come to meet Merton, questions of ecumenism, the removal of iconography in Catholicism, what does monasticism have to do with Judaism, and how does Zalman interpret the dreams Merton had of a Jewish woman that were documented in Merton's journal. Additional topics of discussion include an autobiographical account of Zalman's academic career, Zalman meeting Timothy Leary, time spent in monasteries, and a critique of the modern Catholic Church.
00:41:45 Discussion of Ecumenicism begins | 00:54:50 Zalman notes that the tape needs to be switched | 01:02:15 Interview resumes
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