1517: Martin Luther and the Invention of the Reformation – Peter Marshall
Preserved in the royal archives in Sweden is a letter addressed to Albrecht, Archbishop of Mainz and dated the 31st of October 1517. It was written by a young priest … Continue reading
Walking by Henry David Thoreau
A VL Classic, first posted in July of 2016 Thoreau is one of America’s quintessential writers. He embodies that independent spirit that is so stereotypical of our image. Not so … Continue reading
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
No matter how many times I read this book, it’s always a delightful experience. At it’s core, it’s an explanation of a school of philosophy, Taoism. But the way the … Continue reading
Transmission and interpretation: the case of Josephus
In studying anything to do with ancient history, the first thing you learn is that the preservation of texts is a haphazard affair. Sometimes the only reason the corpus of … Continue reading
The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English
As for me, if I stumble, the mercies of God shall be my eternal salvation. If I stagger because of the sin of flesh, my justification shall be by the … Continue reading
Manawydan’s Glass Door (d’apres David Jones, 1931) by Heather Dohollau
This is a new poet to me and one I was happy to discover. Though born in Wales, she moved to France as a young woman and lived the rest … Continue reading
Walking by Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau is one of America’s quintessential writers. He embodies that independent spirit that is so stereotypical of our image. Not so much in Walden, which could’ve been written by any … Continue reading
Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
Most of the poems I’ve done for this week in the past have been thoses I’ve liked for decades. Though I’ve enjoyed Maya Angelou’s work for years, I had never … Continue reading
The Art of Grace by Sarah L Kaufman
It’s probably an unfortunate coincidence that when I read Sarah Kaufman’s book, the weather took a turn for the better. Taking the turn for the better during a Norwegian winter … Continue reading
Michael Rosen’s Sad Book – by Michael Rosen and Quentin Blake
Sometimes I’m sad and I don’t know why. It’s just a cloud that comes along and covers me up. It’s not because Eddie’s gone. It’s not because my mum’s gone. … Continue reading
Coming Up This Week
At first glance, we seem to have an animal filled week, but Dragonhold is really a place, not a corral for dragons, unfortunately. So what we really have is a … Continue reading
Faith, Seriously: The Ethics of Everyday Life, by Michael Banner
Like much of the really exciting theology I’ve read this year (Rowan Williams’ Meeting God in Mark, or Hugh Gilbert OSB’s The Tale of Quisquis), The Ethics of Everyday Life … Continue reading
The Polar North
This book about living with the Greenland Inuit mixes travel with linguistics and anthropology, but is mostly about how people live in the frozen north. Much like Laurens Van Der … Continue reading
Coming Up this week
With this being the last week of posts before our Christmas Break, we have an eclectic mix of subjects. The Foxes are busy with holiday preparations and even we can’t … Continue reading
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