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2016-04-21T14:28:53-04:00

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What I'm Reading, Working On, and Have Coming Out

Last updated on: April 21, 2016 at 2:28 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Eastertide 21 April 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, My life has been a little busy as of late. Between my family, teaching online, applying for more jobs, trying to think of new projects, trying to come up with a proposal for the upcoming Patristics, Medieval, Renaissance Conference, and finalizing, sort of, things for my two forthcoming books, it’s been hard to find inspiration to write here. I tried to... Read more

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2016-06-10T14:42:16-04:00

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Levitas and Gravitas, Fairies and Mystics: A Response to Christiana N. Peterson

Last updated on: June 10, 2016 at 2:42 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Eastertide 7 April 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, Last week, Image Journal, posted to their blog an essay by Christiana N. Peterson. In the essay, Peterson talks about her daughter’s longing for fairies and its relation to the mystics longing for God. I posted the article to my personal Facebook page saying, “There is more that could be said, but this is a good beginning.” Today, I would like to... Read more

Being a Catholic Evangelical

2016-03-31T10:55:44-04:00

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Porous and Buffered: Reading A Secular Age

Last updated on: March 31, 2016 at 10:55 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Eastertide 31 March 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, So I’ve recently taken the plunge and started reading Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age. For those unfamiliar with Taylor and/or this work, Taylor is a Canadian philosopher and is professor emeritus at McGill University. He has written numerous works on political philosophy, history of philosophy, intellectual history and more. A Secular Age is Taylor’s attempt at putting a narrative to the transition... Read more

2016-03-10T12:26:57-04:00

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An Inklings Walking Tour

Last updated on: March 10, 2016 at 12:26 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Lent 10 March 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, On Tuesday, 15 March 2016, at approximately 8pm EST, five members of the Inklings are going on a walking tour throughout the English countryside. This was a common enough occurrence when the Inklings were alive, but now the dearly departed will be live-tweeting the even (pun intended). Make sure you follow the following accounts on twitter: C. S. Lewis: @PilgrimInNarnia J.... Read more

2017-05-06T12:18:08-04:00

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On Food: Growing and Eating and Hobbits

Last updated on: May 6, 2017 at 12:18 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Lent 25 February 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, Writing to you about food, and not about fasting, feels a bit odd during this Lenten season. However, it is always important to remember that Christianity is primarily a feasting religion which fasts to remind us that we depend on God, not food, for our existence. Nevertheless, today I have read two excellent articles on food that I thought I would share... Read more

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2016-02-24T10:05:12-04:00

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My Lenten Journey with Dante, Augustine, and Samwise

Last updated on: February 24, 2016 at 10:05 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Lent 24 February 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, It’s been a while since I’ve written, I apologize. Early in January I got asked to teach an extra class for Johnson University, one developed by someone else, and I’ve been snowed in by homework ever since. I have finally caught up, however, and am now waiting for my students to turn in their final projects, a research paper on the Apostles’... Read more

Being a Catholic Evangelical

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The Lord of the Rings

2016-02-02T13:44:46-04:00

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On 3 Kinds of Theopoetry: A Response to Callid Keefe-Perry and Anne Michelle Carpenter

Last updated on: February 2, 2016 at 1:44 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Epiphanytide Candlemas The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, Wipf & Stock Publishers, the people who will be publishing my novel, have recently started interviewing authors and putting the videos up online. They range from just a few minutes to half hour segments. In one of these interviews, the people at Wipf & Stock sit down Callid Keefe-Perry. Callid is, in many ways, the man who has brought a certain strain of theopoetics... Read more

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2016-01-26T13:49:43-04:00

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Returning to a Life of Pilgrimage

Last updated on: January 26, 2016 at 1:49 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Epiphanytide Sts. Timothy and Titus 26 January 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, Midway along the journey of our life I woke to find myself in a dark wood, For I had wandered off the straight path. -Dante, The Inferno, 1-3. While I cannot claim to be quite midway through my life (or so I hope, though Dante proved to be wrong about this himself), I have recently begun my annual re-read... Read more

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2016-01-19T09:11:26-04:00

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Is Narnia an Allegory?

Last updated on: January 19, 2016 at 9:11 am By David Russell Mosley

Dear Friends and Family, You may remember that a few years ago I wrote you concerning whether or not the Chronicles of Narnia is an allegory. I cam out firmly against it. Here, Brenton Dickieson goes into much greater detail, being the better (and proper) Lewis scholar, showing you what allegory is, what Lewis thought of it, and why Narnia is not an allegory. Do give it a read. Sincerely, David Read more

Life

2016-01-14T11:33:36-04:00

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On the Passing of Alan Rickman and the Adaptation of Books to Film

Last updated on: January 14, 2016 at 11:33 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Epiphanytide 14 January 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, As many of you have already heard or read, Alan Rickman, an excellent actor, has died. Rickman has always been one of my favorite actors. My first introduction to him was in the simultaneously wonderful and terrible “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.” While Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood leaves much to be desired (including hair), Rickman’s Sheriff was a revelation. The line,... Read more

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