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    Readings in Late Antiquity

    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”

    January 16, 2017 by Collin Garbarino

    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”

    June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 by Collin Garbarino

    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”

    January 19, 2016January 19, 2016 by Collin Garbarino

    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”

    August 24, 2015August 23, 2015 by Collin Garbarino

    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”

    July 14, 2015January 4, 2016 by Collin Garbarino

    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”

    July 6, 2015August 10, 2015 by Collin Garbarino

    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”

    June 29, 2015June 27, 2015 by Collin Garbarino

    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?”

    January 29, 2015January 29, 2015 by Collin Garbarino

    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”

    February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 by Collin Garbarino

    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”

    February 4, 2014February 3, 2014 by Collin Garbarino

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