Category: Salvation

Where are the Watchmen? (Day 2)

I attended the Eighth Day Symposium, an Orthodox-inspired but broadly somewhat ecumenical gathering, Friday and Saturday. The Symposium title was “Where Are the Watchmen?,” based on a September 2016 Harpers essay by Alan Jacobs.

Some highlights of Saturday (Friday’s highlights are here). Sit back. It’s long — but very rewarding. I’ll highlight the links to my personal favorites, but your mileage may vary.

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Thank goodness it’s over

I have no idea why we should think that the dropping of a ball in Times’ Square should mark the end of the troubles, but I’ll wink at any ritual assurance I can get.

  1. Rest for Your Soul
  2. Lay aside all earthly cares
  3. Freedom of Fiction
  4. Straight-Edged Ruler in a Fractal Universe
  5. Our Archduke Franz Ferdinand
  6. The Power of Language
  7. Wendell Berry supplement
  8. Immigrants, State-by-State

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