Other than his arrival at Christianity in the autumn of 1931, nothing affected Lewis more in his scholarly and personal life than his discovery of the northern gods. They would help form the basis of his friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien as well as his own personal imagination, including its boundaries and limitations. Given that Lewis and Ray Bradbury were the two men who most gave respectability to the genre of science fiction in the twentieth century, his encounter with the northern is no small moment. Still, this was only a step toward his acceptance of Christianity, and that would have to wait almost two more decades
— Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2019/02/surprised-jack-bradley-birzer.html
Category Archives: Republic of Letters
Mark Hollis, Rest Your Head ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Despite the gravitas of the music and the lyrics, The Colour of Spring sold well enough that EMI gave Hollis and Friese-Greene free reign on the fourth album, Spirit of Eden. Along with famed audio engineer, Phill Brown, the two men went fully mystical. Renting an abandoned church for fourteen months, Talk Talk did everything possible to create timelessness in the sacred space. Relying on the lighting of the stained glass and lava lamps, the band spent over a year trying to capture specific sounds, piecing them together as a whole. Side one of the album became one eighteen minute track, begging the Lord to rage against injustice. Over its nearly twenty-minute length, the song moves from the sound of sea scapes to an utterly cacophonous passion, finally resolving with a recognition that a man is inherently flawed and, thus, unable to perfect all things. The album concludes with “Wealth,” a lyrical rewrite of the famous prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
— Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2019/02/mark-hollis-rest-your-head-bradley-birzer.html
Talk Talk’s Mark Hollis has reportedly died, aged 64
Mark Hollis of the band Talk Talk has reportedly died, aged 64. He was one of the driving forces behind the band in their early stages
— Read on www.nme.com/news/music/mark-hollis-talk-talk-reportedly-died-aged-64-2453863
One of my greatest heroes has passed from this world. May God bless and welcome a faithful artist.
Catholic Church Abuse Scandals: Pope Francis Cover-Up Is Atrocious | National Review
Catholic Church Abuse Scandals: Pope Francis Cover-Up Is Atrocious | National Review
— Read on www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/catholic-church-sex-abuse-scandal-pope-francis-weak-response/amp/
On Loving Research ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Research, I see now, was a way for me to explore without limits of environment, without considerations for weather, and without borders. Additionally, my mind needed something that demanded lots and lots of attention. I suppose even at age eleven, I had more than a bit of OCD as well as a perfectionist streak. Add in that domestic life was, more often than not, horrific on the home-front, I was eager to escape—whether to Carey Park or to the public library.
— Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2019/02/on-loving-research-bradley-birzer.html
John Brown (Full Lecture)
Edmund Burke on Revolution (Full Lecture)
Why Edmund Burke matters, and what he thought of revolutions.
Secession and Fort Sumter (Full Lecture)
A detailed account of Robert Anderson’s choices in Charleston, late 1860 to April 13, 1861.
Abraham Lincoln and George Fitzhugh (Full Lecture)
A lecture examining the conflicting ideas of the Free Soiler (North) and the Socialist (South).
Best Book Writing Software: 13 Writing Tools For Authors [2019 Update]
The best book writing software can be tricky to find. Writing tools are not all created equal but we’ve discovered the most valuable writing software.
— Read on self-publishingschool.com/book-writing-software-best/
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