In “St. Peter and the Angel,” Levertov notes that divine revelation is only the first step.
Tag Archives: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Facing the Terrors of Freedom & Joy
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Dostoevsky’s Near Death Experience (NDE)
Dostoevsky’s description of an epileptic fit is only recently being confirmed by science.
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The Founders vs. Dostoyevsky’s Inquisitor
Christian nationalists have the same objections to democracy that Dostoyevsky’s Grand Inquisitor has to Christ’s vision.
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Ukraine: What Would Leo and Fyodor Do?
Dostoevsky and Tolstoy’s novels work as indictments of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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The Stone Is Rolled–I’m Whole, I’m Held
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Just How Dangerous Is Fiction?
Peter Brooks’s new book, “Seduced by Story,” raises the issue of fiction’s role in horrors.
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First They Came for Toni Morrison, Then…
In the right attacks Toni Morrison novels, does this mean that Homer, Dostoevsky, Milton, and Sophocles are next?
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The Great Books as Assimilation Manual
Phuc Tran’s “Sigh, Gone” describes how great literature helped him negotiate a difficult immigrant experience.
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Literature’s Unique Spiritual Insights
An extended reflection upon the relationship between religion and literature.
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