Status Updates From Forewords and afterwords

"But what Christian parents in their senses ever spoke to a child about God in Christ accepting sinners? . . . . they will speak of him as the Creator who loves all the creatures He has made, never of His actions as Redeemer or Judge. . . . it is wicked to talk to a child about sin or guilt."

lol oh Auden, bless your naive heart.

“‘Yes, I can see all the works of a great civilization; but why cannot I meet any civilized persons? I only encounter specialists, artists who know nothing of science, scientists who know nothing of art, philosophers who have no interest in God, priests who are unconcerned with politics, politicians who only know other politicians.’” [an ancient Greek’s imagined assessment of modern life]

This is a book of Auden’s forewords to other books! They made a book of his thoughts about other books!
He’s incredible.

"If... It is a statistical impossibility that I should be walking the earth instead of a million other people, I can only think of it as a miracle I must do my best to deserve"

"If... It is a statistical impossibility that I should be walking the earth instead of a million other people, I can only think of it as a miracle I must do my best to deserve"

Man, Auden had a lot of opera opinions

An interesting essay on Konstantin Leontiev, an author who has since fallen through the cracks!