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May 2016

May 27, 2016

Arthuriana: Arthur, Inklings, and the Attraction of Logres

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 27 May 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

May 07, 2016

An Answer to the Call for the Radical Catholic Reimagination of Everything

David Russell Mosley Eastertide Octave of the Ascension The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

April 2016

April 07, 2016

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

David Russell Mosley Eastertide 7 April 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear...

January 2016

January 07, 2016

Catholic or Pagan Imagination: A Response to Colleen Gillard

David Russell Mosley Epiphanytide 7 January 2016 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear...

January 02, 2015

Truth, Beauty, and Goodness: Cinderella's Fairy Godmother Renders Her Strange

David Russell Mosley Christmastide St Basil and St Gregory of Nazianzus 2 January 2015 The...

December 2014

December 30, 2014

Why Have a 'Fairy' Godparent: Faërie and Godparenthood

David Russell Mosley Christmastide 30 December 2014 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

The Sacramental Imagination of Smith of Wooton Major

David Russell Mosley Ordinary Time 19 November 2014 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire...

April 2014

April 04, 2014

Creativity as Deifying: On Fairy Stories, Part II

David Russell Mosley Lent 4 April 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Two Poems: Bees and Elves in My Garden

David Russell Mosley Lent 27 March 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear...

March 03, 2014

The Enchanted Cosmos-A Response to Matt Moser at Christ and University

David Russell Mosley 3 March 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, NottinghamshireDear Friends and...

February 2014

February 13, 2014

The Return of Arthur: A Conversation with John Milbank and C. S. Lewis

David Russell Mosley 13 February 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear...

January 2014

January 03, 2014

On The Economics of Elfland: In Honour of J. R. R. Tolkien's Birthday

David Russell Mosley Tenth Day of Christmas 3 January 2014 On the Edge of Elfland...

November 2013

November 04, 2013

Faerie and Logres: Interviews and Sermons

David Russell Mosley 4 November 2013 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends...

September 2013

September 06, 2013

Faeriean Metaphysics: A Diet of Poetry

David Russell Mosley 6 September 2013 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends...

September 05, 2013

Faeriean Metaphysics: The Necessity of Poetry, Fantasy, and Faerie in Theology

David Russell Mosley 5 September 2013 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston,...

August 2013

August 23, 2013

Faeriean Metaphysics: Why Faerie and Fantasy Matter in Christian Theology

David Russell Mosley Festival of St Monica, mother of St Augustine 27 August...

July 2013

July 10, 2013

Faeriean Metaphysics: Seeing the Soul and the Perilous Realm

Dear Friends and Family, Several times now on this blog have I written about Faerie and...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

"God, Gods, and Fairies"

Dear Friends and Family, In addition to my post on Tom O'Loughlin, here is an...

February 2013

February 24, 2013

The Enchantment of Creation Or, I Do Believe in Faerie

Dear Friends and Family, Part of my normal routine is to get up at five...

February 01, 2013

In Defence of Harry Potter, Or Harry Potter and the Magic of Christianity

Dear Friends and Family, I'm on what is something like my umpteenth reading of the...

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