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Reflections on Ritual
Yesterday professor and author James K. A. Smith announced his move from Comment Magazine to Image Journal. Smith was a big draw to Comment for me, so his loss there is significant. At the same time, I’m curious to see … Continue reading
Education as Starvation Diet
As with many other areas of life, education tends to be a perpetual victim of trends and fads. Unmoored from any deep-rooted principle or practice, the contemporary classroom and campus now finds itself blown here and there by whatever assertions … Continue reading
Personalization Possible?
This recent Q Ideas presentation by Andy Crouch has been making the rounds recently. Crouch speaks with a reassuring authority, which is good. And he brings a concern that many have been thinking about for a while to the forefront … Continue reading
Being Benedict or Daring Daniel?
It’s always good to hear that Rod Dreher’s “Benedict Option” still hangs in the religious consciousness, if only amongst those on Twitter or fortunate enough to the Dreher speak. Leah Libresco has a great new book on the concept, giving … Continue reading
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A Key with Which to See
What I appreciate most about Oliver O’Donovan’s Self, World, and Time (which I have mentioned here and here) is its assertion that the way we live life matters. This, I imagine, sounds like a no-brainer to most. Ours is a … Continue reading
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O’Donovan and the Good Place
Back in June I posted a couple of entries having to do with the opening pages of Oliver O’Donovan’s Self, World, and Time, which is the first entry in his “Ethics as Theology” series. I finally finished the trilogy and … Continue reading
Like It’s 1943
This weekend I finally finished The Year of Our Lord 1943 by Alan Jacobs. In the book, Jacob traces the war-time thinking of thinkers like Simone Weil, Jacques Maritain, W. H. Auden, T. S. Eliot, and C. S. Lewis, particularly … Continue reading
Remembering to Remember
I’ve been oddly and unexpectedly reflective these last few days, mostly due to a conversation I had last week that was a kind of perspective on working with youth . . . and ultimately how it’s changed since I my … Continue reading
The Question of Cohesion
I recently had a conversation with a married friend about the routines and habits of the single life. He had recently spoken to a relative who often lived far away from his spouse; the spouse had been a very real … Continue reading
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Hope but “No Open Highway”
Beyond the Bible, my most faithful summer traveling companion was the writings of Anglican theological Oliver O’Donovan. I made relatively quick work of his Self, World, and Time back in June. When I left the island, I took the second … Continue reading
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