On November 3, 2022, I had an opportunity to interview David Bentley Hart in person for content that I have largely shared as a mini-course (about 1.5 hours altogether) called "David Bentley Hart: Commentary on the Liberal Arts, Civilization, and the Future of Christianity" in connection to my work as the director of ClassicalU.com. There … Continue reading David Bentley Hart on Hell, American Orthodoxy, and Going Out of His Way to Provoke
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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
Philip Bakardzhiev, “a Fellow Orthodox Christian,” Finds “the Author” Not Orthodox
Philip Bakardzhiev has posted an online review of David Bentley Hart's You Are Gods and does so from "the perspective of a fellow Orthodox Christian who wishes to appraise Hart’s legitimacy in presenting his views as Orthodox." This review was a little disorienting, and not primarily because of it's extraordinary number of typos. (There is … Continue reading Philip Bakardzhiev, “a Fellow Orthodox Christian,” Finds “the Author” Not Orthodox