All those who are giving it a name and creating spaces for this movement to flourish are certainly living out a calling. The Klavan duo, JBP, even Russell Brand…it’s a beautiful thing to see.
"I wrote in my essay that top-notch minds are coming around to the same traditions of faith as the workaday parishioner." GK Chesterton (a top-notch mind) said something along the lines that he could have saved himself a lot of trouble getting to where he finally landed if he would have just read his catechism. I am a workaday parishoner for sure, and I appreciate top notch minds like Spencer providing connections I would not have likely made on my own, but recognize them to be true as soon as they are placed in front of me. In the meantime, I just keep reading my catechism.
You may not be able to punish Foucault for his thoughts, but they definitely could have shopped him for shagging kids in grave yards. Vile human being.
"Revival" is a scary word in end times, as the antichrist is coming pretending to be Jesus, and if he comes as a leader of a revival, he will convince a lot of people he is Christ.
Mark 13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it [transcripts say "he"] ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
All those who are giving it a name and creating spaces for this movement to flourish are certainly living out a calling. The Klavan duo, JBP, even Russell Brand…it’s a beautiful thing to see.
"Truly consequential writers don’t carve out new forms so much as they give names to shadows." That is consequential writing.
"I wrote in my essay that top-notch minds are coming around to the same traditions of faith as the workaday parishioner." GK Chesterton (a top-notch mind) said something along the lines that he could have saved himself a lot of trouble getting to where he finally landed if he would have just read his catechism. I am a workaday parishoner for sure, and I appreciate top notch minds like Spencer providing connections I would not have likely made on my own, but recognize them to be true as soon as they are placed in front of me. In the meantime, I just keep reading my catechism.
One of the New Jerusalem’s more hopeful posts. This framing helps a lot, reinforces my fledgling impulse towards optimism. Thank you.
Great post. The way forward is an affirmation that doesn’t ignore, doesn’t put on airs.
You may not be able to punish Foucault for his thoughts, but they definitely could have shopped him for shagging kids in grave yards. Vile human being.
“And drawing it out and giving it a name…” Thank you, Klavans!
We seem to want to believe that the next idea is inevitable. Why do you think that is?
A twofer!
"Revival" is a scary word in end times, as the antichrist is coming pretending to be Jesus, and if he comes as a leader of a revival, he will convince a lot of people he is Christ.
Mark 13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it [transcripts say "he"] ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: