Christianity
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Wit and Wisdom in Chesterton’s Heretics
This year’s reading is off to a good start, not so much in terms of speed (work and other activities have put the brakes on that) but in terms of content. I’ve just finished G. K. Chesterton’s Heretics, a light book for heavy hearts of little-‘o’ orthodox Christians who happen to be classic literature nerds. Continue reading
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The Divine Comedy – Parts 2 & 3: Purgatorio and Paradiso
Previously: Part 1: Inferno Purgatorio And of that second kingdom will I singWherein the human spirit doth purge itself,And to ascend to heaven becometh worthy After enduring the nine circles of Hell, Dante and Virgil finally make it out of the underworld and back to the surface of the earth. Under a starlit sky, they Continue reading
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The Divine Comedy – Part 1: Inferno
Dante, lost in a dark forest, is overcome by feelings of fear and loneliness, until he is met by the spirit of Virgil, the Roman poet and author of the Aeneid. Virgil was sent by Beatrice, Dante’s deceased childhood sweetheart, to come to his aid and help him back into the way of light and Continue reading
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Elie Wiesel’s Open Heart, and Thoughts on Christian Suffering
In his memoir Open Heart, Elie Wiesel takes us through his experiences surrounding his 2011 open heart surgery. Wiesel is famous for his Night trilogy, and here some of the same themes come back in short, fleeting chapters – the dark memories of life in Auschwitz and Buchenwald, as well as the perennial question: why Continue reading
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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