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Christopher Benson
A Meditation on Willa Cather’s O Pioneers! Shortly after the death of Nebraska pioneer John Bergson, his children––Alexandra, Lou, Oscar, and Emil––go on a “pleasure excursion” to buy a hammock from Crazy Ivar, who obtained the name from his hermetic […]
Jake Meador
Cross posted at Notes from a Small Place. This fall, I'm hoping to receive a visit from my good friend Mashley. (I wrote about their wedding earlier this
Tex
St. George is an unlikely candidate for “saint most likely to promote tolerance and ecumenical understanding” these days. The legendary soldier is most often pictured astride a gallant warhorse, nobly piercing a large dragon with his lance or spear while […]
Christopher BensonLiterature
Here I am again at the writer's desk with a tall glass of lemonade, ready to analyze two passages that invoke "the Genius" of the land
Jake MeadorLiberal ArtsMarriageTheology and PracticeSocietyFormation
Cross-posted at Notes from a Small Place, where I've had several posts related to marriage lately, hence the disclaimer below. Disclaimer: I kinda-sorta want to apologize
TexPoliticsEthicsAnthropologyPhilosophySociologyembodimentWar/International RelationsLiberal ArtsSocial TrendsTheology and PracticeSociety
Three American flags draped the coffins lying on the cargo floor of my C-17. It was only three hours earlier that I had received a phone call informing me
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
For your convenience, I have collated all the posts from the chapter. * Introduction * On being Technology Fans * The Problem of Desensitization ( part 1) * The Problem of Desensitization (part 2) * The
Rebecca ElizabethUncategorized
A few weeks ago I highlighted what proved to be some controversial criticisms (https://mereorthodoxy.com/?p=3169 ) given by Dr. Roback-Morse of a recent study on the psychological
Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology
The world around us is hardly static, as the high schoolers I talked with seemed to think. New technologies continue to open new possibilities, extending individuals’ and communities’ means of
Tex
I have so enjoyed Matt’s weekly postings of hymnodic reflections that I’ve jumped at the opportunity to continue the series during his absence. This week’s hymn, another of the four most popular Anglican hymns, is often sung in the days […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
I have already mentioned the potential stultifying effect of consuming lots of information and the danger of reinforcing our inauthentic self-presentation. To those dangers, then, I would add a third: new media has the power to divorce us from the […]
Tex
A recent visit to the National Gallery of Art in D.C. afforded me the opportunity to view some of the most striking and important paintings in the world, as well as an opportunity to eavesdrop and people-watch. Some die-hard aesthetes […]