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Can't stop thinking of you, Shannon... The book opens with a quote from C.S. Lewis on chronological snobbery, and by chapter three we're analyzing theological gems from Beowulf.

Interesting. Modern Christians wish to Christianize/moralize pagan institutions, yet don’t have or pursue the biblical wisdom to do so much better than the current state. Christians echo ancient Israel’s want for Saul, “We still want a king!”

Re universal suffrage: "We did not enfranchise women: we disenfranchised the household."

Beautiful. Based.

The chapter Swords into Plowshares was a-maz-ing! Wonderful. I love this book.

This is a wonderful book so far.

How we’ve lost our taste for the beautiful.
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Excellent so far.

Excellent. What a precious vision of life. I can tell I'll be re-reading this within a few years at least.

That being said, I couldn't disagree more with his advocation of the received text tradition. Perhaps he articulates his position better somewhere else, but by simply stating it without a strong defense, he ruined an otherwise beautiful chapter on the creeds.

Excellent so far, almost certain this will be worth re-reading.

Coming to worship the Lord in the “beauty of holiness” somehow gets translated to the “warmth of niceness.” Almost entirely gone is the experience of being run through, pierced by the numinous.

Yes... I'm reading this for the third time!! :P

"A return to holiness is always a return to joy and laughter."

well it is clear that Beowolf is now a "must read"

Wow. This book is speaking my language. :-)

"'It's medieval!' I exclaimed; for I still had all the chronological snobbery of my period and used the names of earlier periods as abuse." —C.S. Lewis

I just finished this book and I am immediately reading it again. Every christian should read this book.