Category Archives: Theology

George MacDonald Bicentenary Conference

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Kerry

2024 is the 200th anniversary of George MacDonald’s birth (1824-1905). The George MacDonald Society and the Marion E. Wade Center of Wheaton College sponsored a conference, “George MacDonald and the Prophetic Imagination,” May 29-31, 2024. Joining instructions Program (PDF) Concert … Continue reading →

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Sayers on suffering

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Kerry

Dear [friend in a dark time], You might be interested in a letter written during WW2 by a leading British radio personality (Dorothy L. Sayers). She spoke to fellow Brits about a Christian perspective on suffering. I know you yourself … Continue reading →

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Elaine Hagenberg’s choral anthems

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Kerry

Elaine Hagenberg Candace and I listened with rapt attention to “You Do Not Walk Alone,” a moving choral piece by Elaine Hagenberg, at the OKC Civic Center “For All the Saints” Irish concert last week. It prompted us to browse … Continue reading →

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Bruce Ritchie on James Clerk Maxwell

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Kerry

Video of the Inverness book launch event for Bruce Ritchie, James Clerk Maxwell: Faith, Church and Physics (Edinburgh: Handsel Press, 2024); #2024-br-1. My video recommendation (above). For those who want more, below is a longer video review (21 mins). But … Continue reading →

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Torrance updates, 2023-2024

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Kerry

In this post I’ll post updates of my Torrance-related activities for 2023 and 2024. Cf. Torrance updates for 2022 and 2021. July 6, 2023 Marty Folsom’s Torrance Reading Group, discussion of Thomas F. Torrance, “The Sovereign Creator,” in The Christian … Continue reading →

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Firbush November 2022

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Kerry

I’m so pleased that we’ll be able to participate in the upcoming Firbush retreat November 9-11. Thanks to Bob Walker, I’ve been invited to present about the new T. F. Torrance Science and Religion Collection (description here). My presentation will … Continue reading →

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Morning prayer

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Kerry

Morning Prayer podcast (Episcopal Church of Garrett County, Maryland; get) Book of Common Prayer: compact | hardback | leather The Garrett County morning prayer podcast is high on our list when considering which life changes from the Covid lockdown will … Continue reading →

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Torrance updates, 2022

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Kerry

On this page I’ll post Torrance updates as they happen for 2022. Here are some videos in reverse chronological order; a few other links or videos will be added later. Cf. Torrance updates for 2021. May 2022: Announcing The Thomas … Continue reading →

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Colbert on faith and laughter

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Kerry

Laughter fights evil and leads us beyond sorrow to an eternal reality… Sometimes Colbert seems to channel G. K. Chesterton. Colbert as a holy fool:

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Interview with Gary Deddo

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Kerry

Interview by Gary Deddo for the You’re Included series, released January 2, 2022, in two parts, with the title “The Intersection of Faith and Science,” although it is largely autobiographical. It was recorded at the American Academy of Religion annual … Continue reading →

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George MacDonald Christmas Reading

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Kerry

So great to see the George MacDonald Society flourishing with activities like this. Hopefully this is the first of what may become an annual gathering this time of year. Thanks to those who organized it, to Malcolm Guite for welcoming … Continue reading →

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Poetry for Christmas and Easter

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Kerry

Last spring, Candace and I read aloud Malcolm Guite’s anthology, Word in the Wilderness: A Poem a Day for Lent and Easter. We found the poems deeply moving, and Malcolm’s essays opened them up for us both as literature and … Continue reading →

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