Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 1008

“The inspiring world of medieval Córdoba”

    The latest installment in the bi-weekly Hamblin/Peterson column for the Deseret News has been published:   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86...   Posted from Madrid, Spain    

Real madness

    Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be. Miguel de Cervantes (b. 1547, Alcalá de Henares; d. 1616, Madrid)   Posted from Madrid, Spain    

“From Katniss to Kylo Ren: 17 movies to watch for this holiday season”

    A brilliant young Deseret News film writer offers some advice for the next few weeks of movie-going:   http://www.deseretnews.com/top/3457/0...   Posted from Madrid, Spain    

“5 Reasons to Thank Your Lucky Constants This Thanksgiving”

    I’m a bit late with this one, unfortunately.  But it’s still worth posting and worth your reading – not least because Scientific American is saying much the same thing here that I’ve been trying to say in recent years.   Really.  Have a look at this:   http://www.scientificamerican.com/art...   Posted from Madrid, Spain  

“Faith will prevail over atheism, Oxford prof McGrath predicts”

    I thank Kevin Taylor for bringing this piece to my attention:   https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/...   I’m in awe of Alister McGrath’s prolific and varied publication record.  He’s a remarkably bright fellow.   Posted from Madrid, Spain  

“C. S. Lewis on Stage: Working to Bring the DNA of Life and Faith to Off-Broadway Stage”

    http://www.tmatt.net/columns/2015/11/...   I saw this play at the Pioneer Theater in Salt Lake City perhaps a year ago, and I was quite impressed.  Partly, of course, because my respect and affection for the work of C. S. Lewis knows no bounds.  But also because this is precisely the sort of thing that, in my [Read More...]

“The Old Testament and Presuppositions”

    As it happens, Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture has published a second piece today:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/the-...   Posted from Madrid, Spain    

A day in Madrid

    I spoke too soon about leaving my Moorish/Arabic focus behind.  Not quite.  We spent several hours at the Palacio Real de Madrid (the Royal Palace of Madrid) today.  And, as it happens, the Palacio Real stands on the site of a ninth-century alcázar (al-qasr, “palace”) that was constructed near the town of “Majrit” by Muhammad I [Read More...]

“Understanding Genesis and the Temple”

    A new Friday publication from Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/unde...   Posted from Madrid, Spain    

On concern about appearance

    The greatest height of heroism to which an individual, like a people, can attain is to know how to face ridicule. Cure yourself of the affliction of caring how you appear to others. Concern yourself only with how you appear before God, concern yourself only with the idea that God may have of [Read More...]