30 June 2005
Which theologian am I?
You scored as Karl Barth. The daddy of 20th Century theology. You perceive liberal theology to be a disaster and so you insist that the revelation of Christ, not human experience, should be the starting point for all theology.
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26 June 2005
25 June 2005
Dante is it
I'm ten cantos into Paradise, and once again Dante amazes me. This will be my fourth read through all three canticles, and the poetic power of the man never wanes. Like Milton (my other poetic/theological master), Dante manages to dramatize convincingly some of the theological controversies that just don't work out in proposition-lists. His treatment of prayer in Purgatorio is simply inspired. And his imperialism (in the Roman sense), though it's a blemish in his theology, still comes across as entirely sensible (even if wrongheaded).
One day, when I'm teaching college, if the school will give me some wiggle-room, I'm almost certain I'll teach a Dante and Milton class--yes, the syllabus is forming in my head even now.
One day, when I'm teaching college, if the school will give me some wiggle-room, I'm almost certain I'll teach a Dante and Milton class--yes, the syllabus is forming in my head even now.
21 June 2005
19 June 2005
18 June 2005
Syllabus Quote
I think I'll lead off my ENGL 1101 syllabus with the following quote:
Dr. Kenneson led off his ancient philosophy syllabus with this gem, and I think about it often when I hear about how snotty college kids are, coming home on breaks with all their new ideas. I'm not sure from where in Epictetus these lines come, but I'll find them soon enough.
On no occasion call yourself a philosopher, and do not talk a great deal amongst uneducated people about philosophical principles, but do what follows from those principles. For example, at a banquet do not talk about how people ought to eat, but eat as someone should... And if a discussion about philosophical principles should arise in uneducated people, keep silent for the most part, for there is great danger that you will immediately vomit up what you have not yet digested. And when someone says to you that you know nothing, and you are not offended, then know that you have begun your work. For sheep do not present their fodder to the shepherd to show how much they have eaten, but they digest their food within to produce wool and milk on the outside. So do not display your philosophical principles to uneducated people, but show them the actions that result from the principles when you digest them.
Dr. Kenneson led off his ancient philosophy syllabus with this gem, and I think about it often when I hear about how snotty college kids are, coming home on breaks with all their new ideas. I'm not sure from where in Epictetus these lines come, but I'll find them soon enough.
15 June 2005
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04 June 2005
Another Run through Dante
I'm nearly 30 cantos into my most recent reading of the Comedy, and once again I find myself wishing I'd learned Italian instead of Spanish. Ah, well. Mark Musa's translation is more than adequate to keep my Dante addiction sated.
Beyond that, house-settling keeps getting delayed. We've put in a few hours, and it already looks better, but I can only hope that next week (before Thursday, when Mary has curriculum meetings) yields some more productive hours.
Beyond that, house-settling keeps getting delayed. We've put in a few hours, and it already looks better, but I can only hope that next week (before Thursday, when Mary has curriculum meetings) yields some more productive hours.
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