The article We Are Repaganizing made me cry. My youngest is three months old. Australia is a very secular nation. At least there are debates about abortion in the US. I just started donating to a pregnancy counselling centre but I feel helpless in the face of such evil.
Is Australia even more radical than the US? I am not familiar!! In any case, I'm glad you read that essay. It's tough to get through, but so necessary to understand.
Yeah, Australia is much more radical. No one is even really arguing against it here. There’s a small group (Australian Christian Lobby) but it doesn’t make the news like it does in the US.
Rebel in the Ranks was written by a dear friend of mine, so it's extra fun for me to see it included in your list. Gregory's longer book, *The Unintended Reformation* is a tome, but definitely worth your time if you want to get into the nitty-gritty of the Reformation.
I went to Notre Dame for undergrad and grad school. Brad was a visiting professor (before he left Stanford to teach at ND full time) my sophomore year and I met him at daily Mass. I never actually took one of his classes, but we kept in touch and he was super helpful when I was teaching high school theology and had questions about the Reformation.
I'm so glad there was an audio version of Rebel in the Ranks!! Even as a Catholic who knew a decent amount of history around the Reformation, I really enjoyed the way Gregory honed in on the person of Luther. It was really insightful to get to know Luther in an almost personal way, and see his progression.
I also happened to be reading a biography on the painter Raphael at the time I read Rebel in the Ranks, and Raphael died about 9 months before Luther was excommunicated. But it ended up being an interesting snapshot into the Roman world at the time, and Raphael's patronage from the pope, Leo X. It was so interesting to realize these stories were going to have overlap, and then to think about the papacy in that broader context.
I think it's easy to wonder, if you're Catholic, why the pope didn't do more right away about Luther. But the books on Raphael and Luther really broadened my perspective on what was going on in Germany and in the Vatican in the first place.
The Katerina Kern article is the first one I've encountered that actually recognizes the tension that exists between classical education and low income. I sincerely hope more people will start to think about it.
It such an important, glaring issue that seems to be quietly understood.... and sort of left at that. Which is a shame. So grateful for that article and her work on this front.
I wonder whether you've heard of the podcast Haunted Cosmos. It's a bit sensationalist, but I've found it fascinating. Two Reformed Christian dudes from Utah (I think) research and present ghost stories, legends, and other stories of the supernatural from a theologically-informed perspective. Seeing the essays on paganism, enchantment, etc. I thought you might find it interesting.
I have not but will give it a look! I once knew (talked with, had a weird relationship with?) a guy who is now with the Moscow, ID crowd and last I heard helped produce the Canon Press podcast...... different folks it looks like. lol But looks fascinating!
Haley, this comment came with great timing. I'm publishing a post tomorrow arguing against these guys' preaching against female involvement in public discourse. I like a lot of what they're doing but, boy, is their view of biblical femininity.... "sus" I think would be the right word.
The article We Are Repaganizing made me cry. My youngest is three months old. Australia is a very secular nation. At least there are debates about abortion in the US. I just started donating to a pregnancy counselling centre but I feel helpless in the face of such evil.
Is Australia even more radical than the US? I am not familiar!! In any case, I'm glad you read that essay. It's tough to get through, but so necessary to understand.
Yeah, Australia is much more radical. No one is even really arguing against it here. There’s a small group (Australian Christian Lobby) but it doesn’t make the news like it does in the US.
Rebel in the Ranks was written by a dear friend of mine, so it's extra fun for me to see it included in your list. Gregory's longer book, *The Unintended Reformation* is a tome, but definitely worth your time if you want to get into the nitty-gritty of the Reformation.
Even just reading the introduction of "The Unintended Reformation" is worthwhile.
You have so many connections! How have your paths crossed?
I went to Notre Dame for undergrad and grad school. Brad was a visiting professor (before he left Stanford to teach at ND full time) my sophomore year and I met him at daily Mass. I never actually took one of his classes, but we kept in touch and he was super helpful when I was teaching high school theology and had questions about the Reformation.
I'm so glad there was an audio version of Rebel in the Ranks!! Even as a Catholic who knew a decent amount of history around the Reformation, I really enjoyed the way Gregory honed in on the person of Luther. It was really insightful to get to know Luther in an almost personal way, and see his progression.
I also happened to be reading a biography on the painter Raphael at the time I read Rebel in the Ranks, and Raphael died about 9 months before Luther was excommunicated. But it ended up being an interesting snapshot into the Roman world at the time, and Raphael's patronage from the pope, Leo X. It was so interesting to realize these stories were going to have overlap, and then to think about the papacy in that broader context.
I think it's easy to wonder, if you're Catholic, why the pope didn't do more right away about Luther. But the books on Raphael and Luther really broadened my perspective on what was going on in Germany and in the Vatican in the first place.
Interesting. I love when reading unintentionally crosses paths like that... and you get illumination you wouldn't otherwise have.
The Katerina Kern article is the first one I've encountered that actually recognizes the tension that exists between classical education and low income. I sincerely hope more people will start to think about it.
It such an important, glaring issue that seems to be quietly understood.... and sort of left at that. Which is a shame. So grateful for that article and her work on this front.
I wonder whether you've heard of the podcast Haunted Cosmos. It's a bit sensationalist, but I've found it fascinating. Two Reformed Christian dudes from Utah (I think) research and present ghost stories, legends, and other stories of the supernatural from a theologically-informed perspective. Seeing the essays on paganism, enchantment, etc. I thought you might find it interesting.
I have not but will give it a look! I once knew (talked with, had a weird relationship with?) a guy who is now with the Moscow, ID crowd and last I heard helped produce the Canon Press podcast...... different folks it looks like. lol But looks fascinating!
Haley, this comment came with great timing. I'm publishing a post tomorrow arguing against these guys' preaching against female involvement in public discourse. I like a lot of what they're doing but, boy, is their view of biblical femininity.... "sus" I think would be the right word.
yeah..... I don't keep up with them at all anymore, but went down a youtube rabbit trail a few months back and did not love what I heard.