This is an audio recording of a conversation that took place over a video conference call with a friend who I've known primarily in an online forum for those who love David Bentley Hart. He is a young professional living in London who has blessed me tremendously with his many reading recommendations and incisive comments. … Continue reading A Chat about Reading, Walking, David Hart, and Various Qualities of Angelic Light
Tag: imagination
Receiving the World Like Children: Next-Day Reflections on an Evening Stolen from (and Graciously Given by) David Hart
David Bentley Hart can certainly arch an eyebrow. I was not surprised by this, but the experience of his single, powerfully arched eyebrow locked on me for a moment across the table is one of several images that has settled into my imagination on this day after getting to meet Hart in person. There are … Continue reading Receiving the World Like Children: Next-Day Reflections on an Evening Stolen from (and Graciously Given by) David Hart
David Bentley Hart Introducing Tradition and Apocalypse with Dr. Philip Gonzales
This is a short and delightfully simple interview with David Bentley Hart by Dr. Philip Gonzales (on the philosophy faculty at St Patrick’s Pontifical University in Maynooth, Ireland and author of Reimagining the Analogia Entis: The Future of Erich Przywara's Christian Vision, 2019) in promotion of St Patrick’s Pontifical University's upcoming conference on "The Future … Continue reading David Bentley Hart Introducing Tradition and Apocalypse with Dr. Philip Gonzales
Imaginary Realms and their Denizens
Christmastide coincides with the coldest and darkest days of winter here in Minnesota, and while the conditions would afford the more spiritually disciplined the opportunity for contemplation, reflection, and prayer, I find myself reading The Simarillion for the first time alongside The Lord of the Rings, which I haven't read since I was in my … Continue reading Imaginary Realms and their Denizens
Jesus and the Ancient Paths 