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April 2015

April 14, 2015

Hunters, Gatherers, and Theologians: Endurance Running and the TOB

“We’re born with a body and how we use it matters.” This sounds like an...

April 08, 2015

Love Among the Ruins in “Mad Men”

[Editor's Note: Here's a post by a Hillsdale student who was not in the TOB...

April 02, 2015

Suffering, Sexuality, and the Cross: John Paul II and Walker Percy on the Culture of Death

It is Good Friday, and we are reminded of the day that promise gave way...

March 2015

March 26, 2015

Finding Gold in “Silver Linings Playbook”

I’m sure many of you have seen the movie, Silver Linings Playbook and (hopefully) found it...

March 22, 2015

Theology of the Body and the Transformation of Culture

[Editor's Note: I just found this lovely piece co-written by my friend, the late Stratford...

March 19, 2015

“LUCY” and the Longing of the Human Heart for More

[Editor's Note: Here's a guest post from the Theology of the Body Institute. I haven't...

March 15, 2015

Let’s Exchange the Experience: Relationship Help from Pink and Kate Bush

[Editor's Note: I've been mulling over these two music videos for several months now, and...

March 11, 2015

Where the TOB Quotes Dante: Paolo and Francesca Carefully Considered

[Editor's Note: Here is a beautiful post focused on one canto in Dante's Commedia. I...

March 09, 2015

An Excellent Resource for Aspiring LAR Contributors

[Editor's Note: Here is an interview with Mary Healy, author of Men and Women Are...

March 05, 2015

“The Dude Abides”: A Critique of Modern Western Culture

[Editor's Note: Here's a fun post by one of my favorite people on the actual...

March 02, 2015

Theology of the Body and “The Office”

[Editor's Note: Just as I hoped would happen, friends and other readers have begun...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

“You Shall, Yourself, Pluck Out Your Right Eye”: TOB in “Jane Eyre”

[Editor's Note: This novel is probably being taught in 1,000 classrooms across the country as...

February 25, 2015

Russell Brand: Unexpected TOB Theologian, Over at “Pursued by Truth”

A fellow Patheosa beat me to this perfect Love Among the Ruins subject! I am...

February 22, 2015

Lenten Reflections from the TOB Institute

Editor's Note: Here's a nice reflection on today's readings.] If Joseph Pieper is correct in...

February 19, 2015

Beyond Sensuality and Sentimentality: “When Harry Met Sally”

[Editor's Note: This is similar in subject to my Groundhog Day post. Classic comedies lend themselves...

February 14, 2015

“Fifty Shades” vs. Lasting Intimacy

[Editor's Note: Here's a very Love Among the Ruins-themed post from Verily Magazine. Happy Valentine's Day,...

February 09, 2015

Loving Sex and Hating Babies: Our Contradictions Revealed in the Movie “Children of Men”

[Editor's Note: I'm delighted to feature a guest post by the man who has made...

February 04, 2015

Taylor Swift and the Emptiness of Disordered Desire

Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons [Editor's Note: Taylor Swift says that she intended this video...

February 02, 2015

“Good Clean Fun”: The Theology of the Body in “Groundhog Day”

This post first appeared at Through a Glass Brightly last year. *** The movie Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray...

January 2015

January 30, 2015

Introduction

Dear Reader, Welcome to Love Among the Ruins: a blog dedicated to publishing insights from...