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Eggers’s ‘Fathers & Prophets,’ the Novel of Our Times?
The title of Dave Eggers’s newest novel comes from early in the book of Zechariah, who spoke for God near the end of the time of exile. “The LORD was very angry with our forefathers. Therefore tell the people: This … Continue reading
Put It In A Common Place . . . Book
This semester I’m getting to teach my Faith & Literature class. I require my students to keep a commonplace book throughout the semester that includes significant quotes and reflections. The last time the class ran, my students had to take … Continue reading
Unfolding Gloriously (and in a beautiful country, too)
In reflecting on the loss of his wife, C. S. Lewis considered which was worse: ceasing to believe in God or believing bad things about him. His conclusion: Not that I am (I think) in much danger of ceasing to … Continue reading
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A World of Bad Poets
Even at its best, technology is a strange master. It’s the kind of master that blinds you to your own submission, really. The level of submission is different for everyone, of course. Sometimes the people you think would buy in … Continue reading
Media and McLuhan
A friend laughed at me a few years ago when I told her that I had “discovered” Marshall McLuhan. I didn’t quite see what was funny; reading McLuhan set me on a path to better understanding media and culture (even … Continue reading
Augustine and Getting Love Right
I’m currently reading my way through James K. A. Smith’s new book on relativism, which is a lot more interesting than it sounds.¹ A third of the way through the book, Smith brings up Augustine and his book on education … Continue reading
Making the Journey to Area X
One of the odd consequences of loving things like The Lord of the Rings or The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy so much is how it prevents me from reading other science fiction and fantasy novels. Sure, a younger me … Continue reading
Time, Why (Do I Let) You Punish Me?
I’ve been meaning for some time to write a post or five about Douglas Rushkoff’s Present Shock. It was one of my favorite reads of 2013 and has been the book I find myself thinking about the most from last … Continue reading
Lewis and Catastrophic History
Something to reflect on from the introduction of C. S. Lewis’s The Problem of Pain: There was a man born among these Jews who claimed to be, or to be the son of, or to be “one with”, the Something … Continue reading
Must-See Hobbit TV
This is what the internet was made for. . . The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug dropped this past week. Can’t wait to see what the extended version looks like. Someday soon I’ll get my thoughts on my last … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 