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2015-10-07T10:48:03-04:00

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Truth in Other Religions: Reflections on Stratford Caldecott, C. S. Lewis, and a Conversation with a British Repairman

Last updated on: October 7, 2015 at 10:48 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 7 October 2015 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, Today I was reading Not as the World Gives, the final book of the late Stratford Caldecott. Stratford has been a significant influence on my thought and theology in the last few years and I still mourn the fact that I never met him on this side of the veil. His last book is a treatment of justice or Catholic Social... Read more

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2015-10-06T16:10:20-04:00

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Vicars in Austen: Ridiculous or Virtuous Men?

Last updated on: October 6, 2015 at 4:10 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 6 October 2015 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, I’ve just finished, last night, the second of Jane Austen’s six novels in my annual re-read of them (if you can’t tell, I re-read a lot of books each year). This year I’ve decided to go with publication order so I began with Sense and Sensibility, just finished Pride and Prejudice, and have Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion left.... Read more

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2015-10-05T15:07:50-04:00

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Anti-Artisanal: Budweiser, Craft Beer, Hipsters, and Distributism

Last updated on: October 5, 2015 at 3:07 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 5 October 2015 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, Today as I was on Facebook, I came across a rather funny video lampooning “hipsters” and the “artisanal” movement. You can find it here. In the video we see two men, an owner and an apprentice, who run an artisanal firewood shop with pieces of firewood costing upwards of $1200. The satire was really quite spot-on, but I couldn’t help but... Read more

2015-09-29T10:56:59-04:00

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Michaelmas: The Feast of St Michael and All Angels

Last updated on: September 29, 2015 at 10:56 am By David Russell Mosley

Another Michaelmas is before us and while I haven't time at the moment to write a new post, I couldn't let the feast day that actively reminds us of angelic realities pass by without comment. So, below you will find a series of letters I've written over the years on angels. I pray they will awaken you to the deeper realities all around us. Read more

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2015-09-29T10:56:59-04:00

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Michaelmas: The Feast of St Michael and All Angels

Last updated on: September 29, 2015 at 10:56 am By David Russell Mosley

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2015-09-26T11:59:27-04:00

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The Pastor-Scholar: A Response to Andrew Wilson

Last updated on: September 26, 2015 at 11:59 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 26 September 2015 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, This morning when I woke up, I grabbed my phone (not the best thing to go for first in the morning, but I’m working on it) and as I scrolled through my twitter feed I came across this article by Mere Orthodoxy (and Mere Fidelity) contributor Andrew Wilson: “Why Being a Pastor-Scholar Is Nearly Impossible: Three tensions of combining pastoral and... Read more

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2015-09-25T12:10:22-04:00

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On the Papal Address to Congress and the Kingdom of God

Last updated on: September 25, 2015 at 12:10 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 25 September 2015 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, Yesterday Pope Francis became the first pope to address the United State’s Congress. His address, despite the feelings of some, was rather warm and welcoming. Pope Francis, it seems, desired not to alienate his audience by simply telling them that they are doing the wrong things as regards the common good, human dignity, the importance of the family, or the importance... Read more

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2016-08-17T10:29:08-04:00

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Stephen Colbert, Joe Biden, and Responding to Suffering

Last updated on: August 17, 2016 at 10:29 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time Feast of the Holy Cross The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, I had planned to write this letter before I realised today was the feast of the Holy Cross. I feel strange using a term like providential when it comes to writing this letter on a blog that is really of no great, or even medium, consequence. Still, it is at the very least fitting and so I will praise... Read more

2015-09-11T11:50:38-04:00

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Reflections on Teaching My First Collegiate Level Class: Student Evaluations

Last updated on: September 11, 2015 at 11:50 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 11 September 2015 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, As many of you know, I recently finished teaching my first collegiate level class. I taught an online class for a Christian university in the Restoration Movement on the Trinity. In another letter I’ll write about what it was like to teach a class online and what it was like to teach a class on the Trinity. Today, however, I want... Read more

2015-09-09T13:50:58-04:00

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The Plight of the Adjunct and the Goal of Education

Last updated on: September 9, 2015 at 1:50 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 9 September 2015 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Friends and Family, Today I finally read an article posted on 1 September entitled “The Social Injustice Done to Adjunct Faculty: A Call to Arms.” In the article Randall Smith, who is the Scanlan Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, argues that the adjuncts are being severely mistreated. Smith notes that the origins of the adjunct professor are... Read more

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