Purgatory 2013: To the Gates of Purgatory (Cantos 5-9)
One reason that I can teach Purgatorio without the other two is because of its slow start. Since the poem is a third done when the Pilgrim finally gets into…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #102: Elijah
General Introduction – Presenting Dr. Farmer – Listener mail – Ronald Nash – Will we resurrect the forums? Elijah’s Etymology – Changing names – My God is YHWH – Idolatry…
Purgatory 2013: Like a Florentiner out of Hell (Cantos 1-4)
Because I’ve not written about Dante in a couple summers (in 2011 I was wrapping up the dissertation, and in 2012 I was wrapping up Emmanuel’s QEP), I wanted to…
Damascus Road: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 14 April 2013
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 14 April 2013 (3rd Week of Easter, Year C) Acts 9:1-6, (7-20) • Psalm 30 • Revelation 5:11-14 • John 21:1-19 I suppose I could blame my own blindness with regards…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #101: Modernism 101
General Introduction – A note from the future: Michial passed his defense – Listener feedback World War I: A Hindenburg Overview – And other material conditions – Massive movements across…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #100: Doxology
General Introduction – Spring Breaked, Spring Breaking, Will Spring Break – No listener feedback The Old 100th – Which tune? – A happy coincidence – Defining our terms – Words…
I have seen the Lord: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 31 March 2013
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 31 March 2013 (Easter Sunday, Year C) Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25 • Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 • 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43 • John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12 Some of you might have suspected that I…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #99: Online Education
General Introduction – Ooh, he card read good! – Listener feedback – Amish on the beach – We’re on Stitcher The History of Distance Education – Correspondence schools – For-profit…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #98: Ode on a Grecian Urn
General Introduction – We read the poem – Happy snow—happy, happy snow! – No listener feedback The Great Odes of 1819 – What do they have in common? – Experimentation…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #97: Kubla Khan
General Introduction – We read the poem – Listener feedback – The best listener email ever The Back Story – Laudanum – Seeing images – The disruptive doorbell – The…
CHP is on Stitcher!
For those of you who want to try our podcast through different channels, The Christian Humanist Podcast now streams through Stitcher. Use the widget below to get to our…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #96: Intimations of Immortality
General Introduction – We read the poem—and it takes awhile – Committee meetings – A lot of listener feedback Theory and Poetry – Ordinary language – Why you need the…
No Lectionary Post this Week
Because I (foolishly) scheduled two classes’ worth of draft-revisions this week, I’ll be holding off on Lectionary posts until next Monday. In the meantime, you can get other Lectionary posts…
Revisiting the Colony: A Brief Treatment of Resident Aliens for Gus Cole-Kroll and Friends
So January started to wrap up, and I got the notification: Gus Cole-Kroll, podcast listener and Christian Humanist friend, had called on me, along with Tripp Fuller of Homebrewed Christianity…