Saturday, February 26, 2011

from the Archives: Famished Craving - Part 37





























For those who may be interested in a couple of musical interpretations of John 15:1-8
I offer the following links:

Reverend Gary Davis

Arvo Pärt


Wednesday, February 23, 2011

from the Archives: Famished Craving - Part 36








Ignatius of Antioch, martyr



On the old sacred system as well as post-modern nihilism:
There is not one element of this distorted mysticism that does not have its luminous counterpart in Christian truth. - René Girard












Friday, February 18, 2011

from the Archives: Famished Craving - Part 34

fame's protean display: "desperately sacrificial" - "desperately individualistic" - "desperately suicidal"












Tuesday, February 15, 2011

from the Archives: Famished Craving - Part 33

Modern Palestine, Samson Agonistes, and fame...continued












Friday, February 11, 2011

from the Archives: Famished Craving - Part 32



























The text with commentary of the Milton poem Samson Agonistes is available online HERE

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

from the Archives: Famished Craving - Part 31














Here is a link to the original New York Times article Gil references in this excerpt:

Palestinian Martyrs: Defiant and So Willing