The shootings in Aurora, Colorado call forth literary works about evil stalking the world, including “Beowulf” and “Paradise Lost.”
Tag Archives: John Milton
Satan Strikes Again, This Time in Aurora
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Sin = Separation from Creation
Seeing sin more as human separateness from creation than as disobeying God may be a more powerful way to teach the concept to today’s students.
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A Bulimic Sees Herself in Milton’s Satan
One of my students who suffers from bulimia finds her condition mirrored in Satan’s rebellion against God.
The Most Delicious Feast Ever Served
For a description of a luscious Thanksgiving feast, turn to the luncheon that Eve prepares for Archangel Raphael in Book V of “Paradise Lost.”
A Paradise within Thee, Happier Far
By the end of “Paradise Lost,” John Milton has discovered a powerful response to suffering.
Honor Your Gifts and Patiently Wait
Rather than lament the loss of the his eyesight–and therefore potentially his writing–in “On His Blindness” John Milton resolves to accept the new road laid out for him.
Lost Paradise Syndrome in Tucson
Spiritual Sunday As I teach Beowulf for the umpteenth time, I am struck once again by its beautiful rendition of the Genesis creation story. I’m also struck by how the invocation of that beauty calls forth human horror. Exploring the linkage provides some insight into the mass killings we have almost come to expect. The […]
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Gratitude, God’s Great Gift
Spiritual Sunday I have been teaching Paradise Lost this past week so, in the spirit of the Thanksgiving weekend, I share here some of Milton’s insights into gratitude. Let me start with the prayer of gratitude that Adam and Eve offer up to God in Book IV. They have been working in the garden […]
