Today, on his 200th birthday, Charles Dickens is a writer for our times. Dickens is the rare artist appreciated both in his own day and by succeeding generations. Art that can be explained away by its component parts is not likely to be great art; the greatness of Dickens’ art, ultimately, is that je ne sais quoi that separates a good work from the masterpiece.
Even so, some aspects of Dickens’ artistry are clearly identifiable. His characters are mythic, yet seem to pulse with the blood of… [more]
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Joel VanderWeele Part of what made the churches and cathedrals of yesteryear so great was that they served as the centers of community life and culture; houses of worship in the broadest and best sense...
Monica Selby Lying is different from misinformation. The people quoted may not have known their statements were untrue. With an issue as hotly contested as abortion, it's also important that we speak kindly to our allies and friends and, perhaps, give them the benefit of the doubt...
Mari-Anna Frangen Stalnacke I personally use Pinterest to do ministry. So let's not throw (out) the baby with the bath water. Authentic living is possible in social media, too.
David Hawley 1 Instead of saying "simulating heroism," we could say "rehearsing heroism." Play is rehearsal. I'm sure there are theories of play which could be brought to bear on this topic...
Jason E. Summers ...understanding of the good must place great significance on respecting the unique dignity of all people and ensuring that those processes in which we ourselves engage and those in which we ask others to engage do not do violence to the image of God we all share.
Siarlys Jenkins Music snobs who like things done decently and in good order are not limited to any one racial category, nor are experiments in integration the same thing as appeasing young people...