“Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” may represent the clash between two strains of Christianity which today we describe as Dominionism and Green Christianity. The 14th century poem definitely comes down on the green side.
“Dream of the Rood” tells the story of the crucifixion from the cross’ point of view.
Spiritual Sunday Last month I posted on a wonderful Alice Munro short story, “The Age of Faith,” about a girl wrestling with issues of faith. In today’s post I look specifically at the protagonist’s experience with the town’s Anglican church since I myself am Anglican (or, as we call it in America, Episcopalian). Most of […]
Mary Oliver gives a powerful reading of Jesus calming the storm.
John Donne’s “Ascension” captures the paradoxes of the resurrection and ascension.
R. S. Thomas’s powerful poem “Sea-Watching” compares waiting for the Holy Spirit with bird watching.
Students discover that “Lord of the Rings” is a story about their Christian journeys.
Two African American male students find continued worth in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”
These Lucille Clifton poems usher us from Lent into Easter.
