Notes and reflections on books, articles, and audiobooks, sharing what I’m reading and listening to along with my thoughts. 📚
Orthodoxy is first for the body not the intellect…Stay focused on the Encounter, not the theology. Stay focused on the Presence not the history. There’s nothing wrong with study, but don’t rush there too quickly.
Feeling ecstatic and groovy is one thing, but there has to be more going on than that. There has to be discipline. There has to be a praxis you return to that is not dependent on being spiritually high to undergo it.
Currently reading: Liturgies of the Wild by Martin Shaw 📚
Humans are made of stories, and so we should be seeking the ones that call forth the best in us.
Currently reading: Liturgies of the Wild by Martin Shaw 📚
I’m looking forward to this one. It’s a bit different from my usual reads…
From the description:
In Liturgies of the Wild, acclaimed mythographer, storyteller and Christian thinker Martin Shaw argues that we live in a myth-impoverished age and that such poverty has left us vulnerable to stories that may not wish us well… Combining scholarly erudition with nimble storytelling in the tradition of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, Liturgies of the Wild is a thrilling counsel of resistance and delight in the face of many modern monsters.
Finished reading: Little Brother by Cory Doctorow 📚
Although I first discovered @pluralistic@mamot.fr through his more recent novels (and the Fediverse), I can understand why so many people consider this book, one of his best. I absolutely loved it —truly great storytelling.