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2014-04-14T19:32:54-04:00

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A New Place to Find Me: Writing for Theology Think

Last updated on: April 14, 2014 at 7:32 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Holy Week 15 April 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Have you ever thought, ‘There just simply aren’t enough places where I can read some of David’s writing’? Probably not. However, Daniel Haynes over at Theology Think has invited me to write for them. So, along with occasionally finding something of mine over at Christ & University, you may now find me at Theology Think as well. Don’t worry, though. I’ll... Read more

2014-04-09T17:09:52-04:00

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Hand-written Notes: How I do Research (A Post for Matt Moser)

Last updated on: April 9, 2014 at 5:09 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Lent 9 April 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Matt Moser, who blogs over at Christ & University, has asked that I write a letter on how I use my research journal. I thought I would oblige. Truth be told, I stole this idea (of using a research journal) from a colleague here at Nottingham, though we use them slightly differently. Initially, my reasons for using a hand-written research journal... Read more

Thesis Research

University of Nottingham

2014-04-07T20:11:21-04:00

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Fairy Tale Pedagogy, Part 1

Last updated on: April 7, 2014 at 8:11 pm By David Russell Mosley

An absolutely fantastic post from Christ and University. Read more

Christ and University

Fairy Stories

fairy tales

George MacDonald

The Princess and the Goblin

2014-04-05T17:30:45-04:00

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Bored by Joy: Fairy Tales as Appetisers for Beatitude: A Response to Matthew Moser

Last updated on: April 5, 2014 at 5:30 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Lent 5 April 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Over at Christ and University, Matt Moser has written another post about teaching Dante to which I feel inclined to respond. Moser notes and laments that as he and his students (along with Dante) entered Paradise in the Commedia, the students found it boring. As Moser himself notes, this is somewhat to be expected. Even in the best translation, this is still a... Read more

Literature and Poetry

Christ and University

2014-04-04T10:00:52-04:00

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Creativity as Deifying: On Fairy Stories, Part II

Last updated on: April 4, 2014 at 10:00 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Lent 4 April 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Here is the lengthier part 2 of yesterday’s thesis extract. This section is, in essence, a commentary on J. R. R. Tolkien’s essay ‘On Fairy-Stories’. Let me know what you think. On Fairy Stories ‘Fantasy remains a human right: we make in our measure and in our derivative mode, because we are made: and not only made, but made in the... Read more

Literature and Poetry

Radical Orthodoxy

Thesis Research

University of Nottingham

Alison Milbank

Beyond Secular Order

Chesterton and Tolkien as Theologians

2014-04-03T07:34:27-04:00

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Creativity as Deifying: An Extract from My Thesis Part I

Last updated on: April 3, 2014 at 7:34 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Lent 3 April 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Inspired by this post from Artur Rosman, ‘John Paul II, the Artist in You, and Coleridge’, I thought I would share a portion of my thesis on a related topic. This extract comes from my fourth chapter which focuses on the Christian life in light of the Ascension and the Indwelling and how deification continues and grows in us during this time.... Read more

Literature and Poetry

Radical Orthodoxy

Thesis Research

University of Nottingham

2014-03-27T14:05:12-04:00

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Two Poems: Bees and Elves in My Garden

Last updated on: March 27, 2014 at 2:05 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Lent 27 March 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Since my review of David Constantine’s Poetry was posted on Christ and University yesterday, I thought I would share a poem or two of my own. They are probably quite bad (the rhythm and metre is often a mess). So, feedback (preferably constructive) is welcomed. These two poems were written on a sunny afternoon in my back garden. Two quick etymological notes.... Read more

Faerie

Faeriean Metaphysics

Literature and Poetry

2014-03-26T15:48:04-04:00

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Review of "Poetry" by David Constantine

Last updated on: March 26, 2014 at 3:48 pm By David Russell Mosley

Dear Friends and Family, First, if you haven’t checked out the articles on Christ and University, make sure you do so. Second, here is a review I recently did for them. Let me know what you think. Yours, David Read more

Book Reviews

Education

Literature and Poetry

Book Review

Christ and University

David Constantine

Literary Agenda

poetry

2017-03-25T08:00:00-04:00

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Fiat and Doom, Mary and Frodo: Feast of the Annunciation and Destruction of the Ring

Last updated on: March 25, 2017 at 8:00 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Feast of the Annunciation On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Today we celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation. This is the day we commemorate and make present again that joyous moment when the archangel Gabriel told Mary what was to happen to her. Mary’s obedience in this moment is the beginning of the undoing of the disobedience of Adam and Eve. Mary becomes, in a way, a new Eve and her son... Read more

Feast of the Annunciation

2014-03-17T14:02:24-04:00

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The Thing I'll Miss Most in England: Pubs

Last updated on: March 17, 2014 at 2:02 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley St Patrick’s Day 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Today being the feast of St Patrick, you might think I’d be doing a post on him, but this year, you would be wrong. You can check out the post I did on him last year, a post Peter Stevens has done this year, and an excellent article on him from here. Today I am writing about pubs. No, I didn’t choose... Read more

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