July 5th, 2006
Kev,
I had a chance to look over the outline/syllabus and book for your philosophy of religion class, and made a few notes, which are in no particular order.
1. I like the tone of the preface/intro: “God is making a comeback.” The authors seem to love their subject, and to have a true [...]
July 5th, 2006
Comingsoon.net reports that Jennifer Connelly and Philip Seymour Hoffman have signed on to do a screen adaptation of Macbeth. I’m not familiar with the work of the director, Todd Louiso, but the presence of Hoffman is most intriguing—’tain’t much I think he couldn’t do. Connelly, too, is a very fine actress and (for my money) [...]
July 2nd, 2006
I first happened upon Frank Muller’s reading of A Tale of Two Cities (Recorded Books, 1986) from our local library last year, and it was clearly a well-used volume of cassettes. The sound quality of at least one of them made it nearly impossible to follow along, especially over the hum of the sewing [...]
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale
Joan of Arc: A Life (Penguin Lives) by Mary Gordon
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There is a sense of insignificance which is trying and discouraging and leads to envy of the rich and great. It leads also to a certain selfishness even amid poverty and absolute want. The absence of the ideal of the self as potentially great and capable of great deeds keeps it small and self-centred….The greatness of the Church, coupled with a true sense of the dignity of the individual human soul, if looked at as a Christian should look at it, is the true antidote.
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