Tag Archives: Uncle Tom's Cabin

The Unassailable Thankfulness of Life

By Robin Bates | Published: February 8, 2015

In this wonderful poem Robert Barasch steps beyond sterile evolution-creationism debates to insist on the wonder of life.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Miracle, Anyway", Charles Darwin, creationism, evolution, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Islam, religious right, Robert Barasch, Science, Uncle Tom's Cabin | Comments closed

Black Students Examine Uncle Tom

By Robin Bates | Published: May 14, 2014

Two African American male students find continued worth in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged abolition, Christianity, Harriet Beecher Stowe, martyrdom, racialism, racism, Uncle Tom's Cabin | Comments closed

Lit’s Contribution to the Civil War

By Robin Bates | Published: April 15, 2014

If the Civil War was brought on by a combination of pity and politics, literature helped build the case for pity.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Civil War, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Jacobs, Heritage Foundation, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Jim DeMint, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Uncle Tom's Cabin | Comments closed

Top 10 Parent-Child Classics (Positive)

By Robin Bates | Published: March 25, 2014

A top ten list of classics with positive depictions of parent-child relationships.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Mother to Son", Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, Francis Hodgson Burnett, George Eliot, Golden Bowl, Harper Lee, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry Fielding, Henry James, Huckleberry Finn, Langston Hughes, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Mark Twain, Parent-child relationships, Silas Marner, Tempest, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Jones, Uncle Tom's Cabin, William Shakespeare | Comments closed

Christianity in the Slave Owning South

By Robin Bates | Published: January 19, 2014

“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” shows how the Bible can be misused and how we should interpret it to promote social justice.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Bible, Christianity, Harriet Beecher Stowe, slavery, Uncle Tom's Cabin, war on poverty | Comments closed

The Civil War Was Fueled by Poetry

By Robin Bates | Published: January 4, 2013

Scholar Faith Barrett shows how the War between the States was a “poetry fueled war.”

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Battle Hymn of the Republic, Civil War, Emily Dickinson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Herman Melville, Julie Ward Howe, Uncle Tom's Cabin | Comments closed

The Myth of Slaves as Faithful Companions

By Robin Bates | Published: October 5, 2011

A visiting lecture on “Slaves as Loyal Confederates” reminded me of the complex relationships between black and white as they are explored by Twain and Stowe.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Harrieet Beecher Stowe, Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, racism, slavery, Uncle Tom's Cabin | Comments closed

The Novel that Changed the World

By Robin Bates | Published: June 16, 2011

When it comes to literature changing lives, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is the gold standard for what is possible.

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Poetry Standing Firm in the Face of Fire

By Robin Bates | Published: June 30, 2009

“But maybe stories and poetry can help open our minds to possibilities that are very real but extremely hard to see; and in that sense, they can be very practical.” – Rachel Kranz in a response to yesterday’s post I love the two responses to yesterday’s post (from the two major women in my life) […]

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