Brief von Paul Tillich an National Catholic Welfare Conference vom 22. Januar 1942

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January 22. 1942

National Catholic Welfare Conference
Teachers Registration section
1312 Massachusetts Avenue
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:

Referring to your letter1 of January 16th. concerning Mr. Rudolf M. Morris I give you the following statement:

I have known Mr. R. Morris since 1926 when I was Professor at the Philosophical Faculty of the Technical Academy in Dresden (Germany). In these years he was wrestling with the problem of his remaining a successful businessman or going the hard road of scholarly life. He decided for the latter, went as an exiled to Southern France and continued in this direction. At the same time he was so impressed by the recent movement in French Catholicism that he converted to Catholicism and became acquainted with many leading Catholics. I always was in touch with him and tried to help while he was in France as much as I could which was of course very little.

Mr. Morris has proved that he takes the religious and philosophical problems very seriously. His writings show that he is able to deal with them productively and with great amount of intellectual education and precise thinking.

His wife whom I know as long as himself is a very clever and energetic personality, able to give psychological guidance to people.

Very sincerely yours

Paul Tillich
Professor at Union Theological Seminary. New York City

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I have known Mr. R. Morris since 1926 when I was a Professor at the Philosophical Faculty of the Technical Academy in Dresden (Germany). In these years he was wrestling with the problem of his remaining a successful businessman or going the hard road of scholarly life. He decided for the latter, went as an exiled to Southern France and continued in this direction. At the same time he was so impressed by the recent movement in French Catholicism that he converted to Catholicism and became acquainted with many leading Catholics. I always was in touch with him and tried to help while he was in France as much as I could which was of course very little.

Mr. Morris has proved that he takes the religious and philosophical problems very seriously. His writings show that he is able to deal with them productively and with a great amount of intellectual education and precise thinking.

Mr. Morris is highly to be recommended either for teaching or administrative work.

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USA, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University, Harvard Divinity School Library, Tillich, Paul, 1886-1965. Papers, 1894-1974., bMS 167(66)
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Brief von Paul Tillich an National Catholic Welfare Conference vom 22. Januar 1942, in: Paul Tillich, Korrespondenz. Digitale Edition, hg. von Christian Danz und Friedrich Wilhelm Graf. https://tillich-briefe.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/L10549.html, Zugriff am ????.

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