This spring semester, I’m teaching a class on Late Antiquity. When I say that, people usually ask, “What is Late Antiquity?” Late Antiquity is the period of transition… Read more “Readings in Late Antiquity”
Category: Books
Heir to the Jedi—Review of a Star Wars Novel
Heir to the Jedi is the first Star Wars book that I’ve read since Disney bought the universe and rebooted the novels with a fresh continuity. I had… Read more “Heir to the Jedi—Review of a Star Wars Novel”
What We’ll Be Reading this Spring Semester
Today is the first day of the spring semester so I thought I’d give a run down of what we’ll be reading in my classes. Western Civilization I… Read more “What We’ll Be Reading this Spring Semester”
What I’ll Be Doing in the Fall Semester
Today is the first day of the fall semester. Expectations run so high that the beginning of the new academic year takes on a sacramental quality. Incoming… Read more “What I’ll Be Doing in the Fall Semester”
Reading Children’s Books as an Adult: Lloyd Alexander’s The Chronicles of Prydain
My last two blog posts have been about my difficulty in finding anything worthwhile to read. I had been in search of a contemporary novel suitable for… Read more “Reading Children’s Books as an Adult: Lloyd Alexander’s The Chronicles of Prydain”
More Adventures in Disappointing Novels
Last week I wrote about how my summer-reading theme seemed to be “disappointing science fiction,” and I claimed that I was giving up on the genre. Unfortunately, I still… Read more “More Adventures in Disappointing Novels”
Why I’m Done with Science Fiction
I usually spend part of the summer catching up on contemporary fiction, and often my summer reading ends up falling into some sort of theme. This summer I… Read more “Why I’m Done with Science Fiction”
Did a 19th-Century Novelist Understand our Attitudes toward the National Debt?
We all like to spend money. Unfortunately most of us don’t have as much money as we’d like to spend. This isn’t merely true for individuals. Nations can… Read more “Did a 19th-Century Novelist Understand our Attitudes toward the National Debt?”
Augustinian Morpheus
Well, it’s time to have our minds blown by the most mind-blowing of all theologians, Augustine of Hippo. In City of God 4.4, Augustine does a little political… Read more “Augustinian Morpheus”
When Is a Boat More Than a Boat?: Noah’s Ark
Peter Leithart calls Noah’s ark a floating ziggurat. Nice. He notes these points of comparison found in the book The Tabernacle Pre-Figured by L. M. Morales. Morales summarizes the… Read more “When Is a Boat More Than a Boat?: Noah’s Ark”
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