With Oklahoma resuming its executions yesterday, we need the reminders that Dorothy Sayers and Oscar Wilde give us about holding on to our humanity.
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Tag Archives: John Donne
Peter Wimsey vs. Oklahoma Executions
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Don’t Underestimate Your Students
Rule #1 for literature teachers should be to listen carefully to your students’ responses. There may be hidden wisdom in even the most unpromising ones.
The Limitations of Cerebral Teaching
Teaching literature must be more than just a cerebral affair.
A Bright Torch Shines to Show the Way
John Donne’s “Ascension” captures the paradoxes of the resurrection and ascension.
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Poetry Needed to Understand Trinity
John Kennedy advocated poetry to avoid arrogance, which is good advice when it comes to understanding the Trinity.
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Jesus Lies Enclosed but Fills All Place
John Donne’s poem on the Nativity shows us a way out of our imprisoned existence.