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Reading Pagans (and Christians) with Charity

December 4, 2012 by Micheal Hickerson No Comments

W.H. Auden

Two weeks ago, James Sire addressed a question from me about learning from artists and writers who have a different world view than my own. In his response, he mentioned Alan Jacobs’s A Theology of Reading, which I have been reading and blogging through lately. I’d like to expand a bit on Jim’s reference to […]

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Filed Under: Academic Vocations, Christ and the Academy, Question and Answer Tagged With: alan jacobs, basil the great, books, James Sire, jane tompkins, knowledge, reading with charity, soren kierkegaard, virtue, w. h. auden

Insights from works by people from other worldviews?

November 23, 2012 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

How To Read Slowly

James W. Sire addresses another excellent question from Micheal Hickerson, ESN Blog Contributor: Should Christians worry if they find themselves enjoying or gaining insight from artistic, literary or academic works by people from other worldviews? I know that this has been a question within the Christian world from the ancients to the present. Didn’t Tertullian (c. […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice, Question and Answer Tagged With: A Theology of Reading, alan jacobs, Albert Camus, Augustine, C. S. Lewis, How to Read Slowly, James Sire, James Sire on ESN, John Calvin, knowledge, relativism, Tertullian, Virginia Woolf, worldview

Are There Any Books That You Revere?

November 13, 2012 by Micheal Hickerson 11 Comments

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In my continued reading of Alan Jacobs’ A Theology of Reading, I’ve come to his chapter “Kenosis.” He addresses the question of whether someone can love a text in the same self-giving way that one can — even ought to — love another person. Kenosis is the Greek word used in Philippians 2:7 to describe […]

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Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: alan jacobs, books, jesus, kenosis, reading

Is Your Academic Work Governed by the Law of Love?

October 23, 2012 by Micheal Hickerson 1 Comment

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Last month, I had dinner with Tom and the rest of the Faculty Ministry Leadership Team in Columbus, Ohio. At Graeter’s (the best ice cream in the world!), they surprised with several gifts to thank me for my time as Associate Director of ESN. Among these were several books, including Alan Jacobs’ A Theology of Reading: […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: alan jacobs, literary theory, Love, theology of reading

How often do you read on a whim?

May 17, 2012 by Tom Grosh IV 5 Comments

Today one can take advantage of a free download of Alan Jacobs‘ “How to Read a Book,” a chapter in Liberal Arts For the Christian Life (Edited by Jeffry C. Davis & Philip G. Ryken. Crossway. 2012). Below’s the conclusion from which I raise the question, “How often do you read on a whim?” As […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Quotes Tagged With: alan jacobs, How to Read a Book, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jeffry C. Davis, Liberal Arts For the Christian Life, Philip G. Ryken, Randall Jarrell, read at whim, Rudyard Kpling, w. h. auden

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