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exhibit	name	N/S	position / background	date	notes
A-1	Douglas V Steere	N	professor philosophy, Haverford College, Haverford PA	1983-07-16
A-9999	Peter M Kuntz	N	scholar law & theology, Princeton University	1983-07-21
A-3	Daniel Matt	N	professor Judaic studies, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley CA	1983-07-20	Handwritten.
A-4	Douglas K Huneke	N	pastor, Westminster United Presbyterian Church, Tiburon CA	1983-07-13
A-5	Mitsuo Aoki	N	Dept of Religion, University of Hawaii	1983-07-12
A-6	Kazuyoshi Kino	N	research and mission work in Buddhism,	1983-07-14
A-7	Frederick Partington	N	Anglican priest, head of Counseling Courses, Middlesex Polytechnic, UK	1983-07-18
A-8	Joseph H Gelberman	N	rabbi, Tree of Life Synagogue, NYC	1983-07-26
A-9	Michael Ziegler	N	rabbi, Piedmont CA	1983-07-20
A-10	Ulrike Eichhoff	N	protestant vicar (F), Nörten-Hardenberg, Germany	undated	Handwritten.
A-11	Gregorio	N	Archimandrite of Turin (Russian Patriarchal Church), Italy	1983-07-18	Original in Italian.
A-12	Sw Deva Paritosh (J. Paul Campbell)	S	Catholic monk --> psychotherapist	1983-07-14
A-13	illegible (Orthodox Church of Italy)	N	National President of the Venerable Permanent Counsel, Orthodox Church of Italy in Florence	1983-07-10
A-14	Dr. Gabriel Looser	N	Dr of Theology, Catholic hospital ministry, Bern, Switzerland	1983-07-15	Original in German.
A-15	Diane Mintz	N	MA rabbinic literature and education, Kensington CA	1983-07-20
A-16	Reuho Yamada	N	head priest of Choshoji Temple, Beppu Japan	1983-07-15
A-17	Sw Deva Siddhartha (Mattheus Josephus Maria van Langen)	S	philosophy, theology, Catholic priest	1983-07-16
A-18	Klaus Bieger	N	Protestant theologian, Kiel, Germany	1983-07-20
A-19	Revd. Dr. Chad Varah	N	Prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral, London	1983-08-04
A-20	Ma Prem Samadhi (Matthews Selecki)	S	theology and psychology	1983-07-20
A-21	RC Gordon-McCutchan, PhD	N	professor American religious history, University of California, Santa Barbara	1983-07-23
A-22	Felicitas D Goodman, PhD	N	professor (ret'd) anthropology and linguistics, Denison University, Granville OH	1983-07-27
A-23	Rabbi Elihu Kestenbaum	N	Orthodox rabbi	1983-07-19
A-24	Ronald H D'Angelo	N	Catholic priest + certified psychoanalyst	1983-07-26
A-25	Rev Frank Stribling	N	minister of Sanctuary of Light Church, San Antonio TX	1983-07-15
A-26	Ma Prem Hamido (Gertrudis Maria Houben)	S	Catholic nun, secular teacher	1983-07-19
A-27	Eva-Maria Debes	S	religion teacher	1983-07-17	Original in German.
A-28	Rev JC Whight	N	Anglican priest, Australia	1983-07-22
A-29	Ronald O Clarke	N	professor religious studies, Oregon State University	1983-07-26
A-30	Sw Devananda (Roger Walton Day)	S	stock trader --> metaphysics, religious studies	1983-07-28
A-31	Sw Prem Gayano (Rudolf Steenstra)	S	psychology of religion	1983-07-19
A-32	Ted A Nordquist, Fil.dr.	N	researcher history of religion, Uppsala University Sweden	1983-07-15
A-33	DJ Michalka	N	psychologist, Perth, Australia	1983-07-18	Handwritten.
A-34	Sw Deva Ojas (Theo CC de Ronde)	S	Catholic monk, priest --> adult education	1983-07-18
A-35	Ma Deva Pyari (Renate Mayas)	S	teacher of German and religion	1983-07-18	Handwritten.
A-36	Robert Lazeres	S	Carmelite monk, philosophy	1983-07-23
A-37	Robert John Egan	N	Jesuit priest, teacher, philosophy, theology, Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley CA	1983-07-18
A-38	Ülo Johannes Luuka	S	protestant priest --> professor social work	1983-07-17
A-39	Sw Antar Dhiren (Friedemann Howorka)	S	protestant minister, BA theology	1983-08-22
A-40	Kathryn J Raban	N	theology, "special needs" teacher, Loughborough UK	1983-07-16	Handwritten.
A-41	Sw Veet Sangharsh (James R Agee)	S	Lutheran minister --> Quakers + Zen studies	1983-07-21
A-42	Dr Hermann Steinkamp	N	Dean of theology, Münster University, Germany	1983-07-20
A-43	Dr Agnete Kutar	N	PhD, lecturer Indology, Free University of Berlin, Germany	1983-07-25
A-44	Ma Sambodhi (Jill R Gerhard)	S	radio + TV talk shows, screenwriter --> minister	1983-07-20
A-45	Zen Master Seung Sahn	N	Korean Zen master, Providence RI	1983-07-20
A-46	Alfred Bloom	N	professor religion University of Hawaii	1983-07-16
A-47	Ursel-Renata Krüsi	S	theology --> psychotherapy	1983-07-19	Original in German.
A-48	Rev Terry Cole-Whittaker	N	minister (live + TV), motivational speaker, author, San Diego CA	1983-07-15
A-49	Sabine Hindelang	S	theology, history of Lutheranism	1983-07-20
A-50	Dr Jim Garrison	N	writer, director, East-West Reach, London	1983-07-18
A-51	Rev Thomas D Cammack	N	Community Caring Project, San Francisco	1983-07-19
A-52	Masanori Oe	N	translator Tibetan Buddhism, Yamanashi-ken Japan	1983-07-21
A-53	Masaaki Monju	N	temple master Jitokuin, Kyoto Japan	1983-07-14
A-54	Koku Nishimura	N	Second Patriarch, Tani School, Fuke Zen Sect, Kumamoto-shi Japan	1983-07-19
A-55	Jorgen Thorndal Larsen	N	philosophy - religion - science intersection, Copenhagen	undated
A-56	MC Blackden	N	teacher religion and theology	1983-07-21
A-59	K Staub	N	theology, sociology, School for Social Work, Vienna	1983-07-15	Original in German.
A-57	Sw Bodhimitra (Dr. Henri Gerhard)	S	teacher, minister, United Church of Religious Science	undated
A-58	Sw Dhyan Herbert (Prof. Dr. Herbert Muck)	S	professor, science of art and semiotics, Institute for Sacred Art, Vienna	1983-07-17	Original in German.
A-60	Sister Ann McNeil	N	Tibetan Buddhist nun aka Ani Lobsang Dolma, Berkeley CA	1983-07-20
A-61	Rev James A Gattuso	N	founder, Center of New Thought, Philosophy Church and Education Society, Akron OH	1983-07-17
A-62	Sw Anand Alok (John Kwang-han Hsu)	S	immigrant from China to US, math, ethics, theology, counseling, minister	1983-07-19
A-63	A Durwood Foster	N	professor Christian Theology, Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley CA	1983-07-15
A-64	Sw Anand Kamalesh	S	Jesuit --> clinical psychologist	1983-07-18
A-65	Rev Richard Douglas Cain	N	chaplain Churchill College, Cambridge UK	1983-07-20
A-66	Jean-Yves Leloup	N	doctorates in theology, philosophy and psychology, professor École de théologie, Toulouse FR	1983-07-24	Original in French.
A-67	CPA van Esch	S	studied theology and philosophy, Ubbergen NL	1983-07-17
A-68	Jörg Marxen	S	church counselor --> clinical psychologist, Braunschweig DE	1983-07-23
A-69	Ma Deva Anurago (Cornelia Wilhelmina Farrow)	S	minister Dutch Reformed Church --> journalist	1983-07-16
A-70	Christiane van der Spieren	S	teacher of Catholic religion, Mechelen BE	undated
A-71	Christopher F Mooney	N	professor religious studies, Fairfield University, Fairfield CT	1983-08-11
A-72	Herbert Dale Long	N	professor religious studies, San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo CA	1983-07-13
A-73	Robert Aitken	N	Zen master, Diamond Sangha, Honolulu HI	1983-07-22
A-74	Drs Jan Bergers	N	Catholic priest, educator, Baak NL	1983-07-16
A-75	Michael Leger	S	Christian missionary --> ecology	1983-07-23
A-76	Lorraine Thomas	N	lecturer psychology, religious studies, runs mental health clinic, Palmerston North NZ	1983-08-22
A-77	Margareta Skog	N	researcher Stockholm Institute of the Sociology of Religion, Stockholm SE	1983-07-21
A-78	prof Vittorio Giavotto	N	president, Centro Ghe-Pel-Ling, Milano IT	1983-07-18
A-79	Dr Hans-Jürgen Greschat	N	professor history of religions University of Marburg, Marburg DE	1983-07-19
A-80	David Thomas Kyle PhD	N	college teacher philosophy and religion, writer, counselor, Woodside CA	1983-08-01
A-81	Ma Deva Sadhana	S	philosophy, comparative religion	1983-07-23	Handwritten.
A-82	Gianni Vanonni	N	researcher, Interdisciplinary Research Center, University of Florence, IT	1983-07-23	Original in Italian, handwritten.
A-83	Robert S Ellwood	N	professor Oriental studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles	1983-07-19	Has enclosure.
A-84	Prof Dr theol Gerhard Marcel Martin	N	professor practical theology, University of Marburg, Marburg DE	1983-07-22
A-85	Leonard A Voegtle, AMS	N	Provincial Superior, Marist Brothers (a Catholic order), Wheeling WV	1983-07-15
A-86	Dr Warren J Stagg, ND, DD, PhD	N	assoc. with HELP Unlimited (non-profit religious, scientific and educational foundation) Hollywood CA	1983-07-14
A-87	illegible (Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa)	N	three officials of the Lama Tzong Khapa Institute, Pomaia IT	1983-07-27
A-88	Roger Abelson	N	executive director, National Jewish Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco CA	1983-07-10
A-89	Diane Choquette	N	head of New Religious Movements research, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley CA	1983-07-19
A-90	Rev Ken H Hills	N	priest, Church of England, Birmingham UK	1983-07-29
A-91	Carol Voisin	N	president, Berkeley Area Interfaith Council, Berkeley CA	1983-07-20
A-92	Shinkai Tanaka	N	Zen temple master, Kameoka-shi Japan	1983-07-12
A-93	Sun Bear	N	Medicine Chief, Bear Tribe Medicine Society, Spokane WA	1983-08-02
A-94	Kou Sugawara	N	head priest Goseiji Temple Foundation, Japan	undated

footnotes

enclosures

At this time, we are not sure how to treat enclosures, if at all. For now brief descriptions can go here. All enclosures will in any case appear with their letters on the individual letter pages.

Robert Ellwood's letter (exhibit # A-83) encloses two pages from a bio of Ramana Maharshi to illustrate the concept of teaching in silence.