Arthur Rising: Reexamination of Archaeological Finds at Glastonbury Abbey

Saint-Haunted

saints

St. Cuthbert

2018-03-02T17:14:18-04:00

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Signed Copies of On the Edges of Elfland: A Fairy-Tale for Grown Ups

Last updated on: March 2, 2018 at 5:14 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Lent 2 March 2018 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, It’s a miserable day here in New Hampshire as a nor’easter blows through the east coast. It’s a perfect day, however, to sit by the fire, maybe enjoy a nice scotch, tea, or hot chocolate (unless you gave those things up for Lent), and read a good book. Well, I just got a shipment of On the Edges of Elfland, a perfect book for... Read more

My Publications

On the Edges of Elfland

2018-02-27T09:55:53-04:00

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Christ Is My Druid: “Neo-Paganism” and Christianity

Last updated on: February 27, 2018 at 9:55 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Lent 27 February 2018 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, A reader recently sent me a link to the CBC Radio article, “Jesus Christ is my chief Druid”: meet the Anglican Priest who is also a pagan. I wasn’t entirely sure what I was going to find. The image at the top of the article was of Rev. Shawn Sanford Beck. On one side there was a picture of him in robe and alb... Read more

Sophiology

Rev. Shawn Sanford Beck

2018-02-25T11:35:00-04:00

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Lucy Awakens the Trees: Barfield, Lewis, and Malcolm Guite on Language and Reality

Last updated on: February 25, 2018 at 11:35 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Lent 25 February 2018 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, Lately I’ve been on something of a Malcolm Guite kick. If you’re unfamiliar with him, I highly recommend checking him out. He’s an Anglican priest, a rock n’ roller/folk artist, a poet, and a theologian. A friend pointed me to Guite’s podcast and there I listened to a series of lectures he once gave on the Inklings. His talk on Barfield was particularly inspiring... Read more

C. S. Lewis

J. R. R. Tolkien

Literature and Poetry

The Inklings

Being a Catholic Evangelical

2018-02-10T17:14:55-04:00

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Death, Sin, and Fasting: Reflections before the Start of Lent

Last updated on: February 10, 2018 at 5:14 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 10 February 2018 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, Goodness me, where have I been? It’s been a busy few months. Teaching keeps me busy, of course (especially I work full-time at a high school and part-time at a university, teaching online). And my lovely twin three year olds also keep me plenty busy. But still, I should have been writing here more often. Mea culpa. As an update, for those who... Read more

Church Calendar

Lent

Literature and Poetry

2018-01-03T13:26:40-04:00

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Speaking on the Catholic Imagination for Spirited Theology

Last updated on: January 3, 2018 at 1:26 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Christmastide 2 January 2018 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, I am pleased to announce that I will be delivering a paper (more giving a presentation) entitled “Seeing Things as They Are: Reality according to the Catholic Imagination” for the group Spirited Theology in Nashua, New Hampshire on January 9th. Here’s my brief abstract for the presentation: Catholics see the world differently. As Andrew Greeley describes us, “Catholics live in an enchanted world, a... Read more

Public Speaking Engagement

Spirited Theology

2017-12-30T00:04:30-04:00

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On “Farewell Rewards and Fairies” by Richard Corbet

Last updated on: December 30, 2017 at 12:04 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Christmastide 30 December 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, There is a poem with which I have long been enamoured, but have not, until recently, sought to understand more. The poem is Richard Corbet’s “Farewell Rewards and Fairies.” I reproduce here for you in full: Farewell rewards and fairies Good housewives now may say, For now foul sluts in dairies Do fare as well as they; And though they sweep their hearths no... Read more

Farewell Rewards and Fairies

Catholicism

England

Richard Corbet

2017-12-29T13:50:03-04:00

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On Belief in Fairies: Reflections from Robert Kirk’s The Secret Commonwealth

Last updated on: December 29, 2017 at 1:50 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Christmastide 29 December 2017 The Edge of Elfland Manchester, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, Recently I finally purchased my own copy of Robert Kirk’s The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies. The book, which I have discussed before, is really quite fascinating. Written in the 17th century but went, seemingly unpublished until the 19th century, the book lays out how and why humans might interact with the subterranean creatures often called elves or fairies. Kirk was a... Read more

Being a Catholic Evangelical

The Secret Commonwealth

2017-12-14T13:05:51-04:00

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On Culture Wars and Culture Warriors: Wondering Which Way is Up

Last updated on: December 14, 2017 at 1:05 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Advent 14 December 2017 The Edge of Elfland Manchester, New Hampshire Dearest Readers, I’m home with pneumonia at the moment and today is the first day I’ve had someone to take my kids to school. So I’m relaxing, by thinking about the Culture Wars. We hear so much about these wars: there’s the war on Christmas, for instance; or a general turn away from Western Civilization (whatever one may mean by that); there’s a war on traditional... Read more

Catholic Social Teaching

Politics