I share a talk about the relationship between God and creativity. Authors mentioned: Shelley, Homer, Plato, Silko, Walker, Clifton.
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Tag Archives: Paradise Lost
God Reaches Us through Art
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It’s Hotter’n Milton’s Hell
As the world experiences unprecedented heat waves, Milton’s hell come to mind.
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Gratitude, as Explained by Milton
Visiting Milton’s hymns of gratitude in “Paradise Lost” are one way of celebrating Thanksgiving.
Trump’s Satanic Power Grab
Monday One of the paradoxes of today’s GOP is that, at the same time they complain that Democrats represent a threat to their freedom, they want to hand over all power to their authoritarian cult leader. Donald Trump, it so happens, is not interested in anyone’s freedom but his own. This is one of the […]
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Gods Speaks through the Imagination
Jesus’s parables are exercises in imagining the kingdom of heaven come to earth.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Imagination, John Keats, John Milton, Parables, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, theology Comments closed
Trump Beats Adam in Blame Shifting
Trump’s multiple excuses for the stolen government documents resembles Adam’s excuses in “Paradise Lost”–only Trump has Adam beat.
Liz Cheney as a Miltonic Good Angel
Liz Cheney on the committee investigating January 6 and Donald Trump is like Milton’s Abdiel standing up to Satan.
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