[percy-l] Lonergan and Percy?
marcus at loyno.edu
marcus at loyno.edu
Fri Jan 2 19:31:13 EST 2004
I've dipped into Lonergan--and heard lots of talk about him
from colleagues at Loyola (some of them Jesuit)--but do not
recall WP ever discussing him or mentioning him.
Marcus Smith
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Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 15:18:13 -0800
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> I'm curious if anyone has comment on recent flap regarding
> Bob Coles quoting (misquoting?) Percy on Bruce
> Springsteen. Coles claims Percy was a gushing fan of
> Springsteen's, as Coles is, and his quotes are taken from
> memory. So he can't back them up. But quotes are being
> challenged by New Republic magazine and by Percy's nephew,
> who says they don't sound a thing like Walker. I agree.
> Quotes sound phony.
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> Dear Rhonda,
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> I don't ever recall Walker mentioning someone named
> Lonergan in the book meetings. He would from time to time
> drop a word ot two about other reading he was up to if he
> found it interesting, but this sparks no blip of
> recognition on my screen. Marcus Smith might perhaps be a
> better informant?
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> Nikki
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