tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post4938688289029017319..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: Hans Urs von Balthasar on writing and livingBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-35043134699332507792009-01-29T12:27:00.000-05:002009-01-29T12:27:00.000-05:00Kyle: I am reluctant to disagree with Kim, as both...Kyle: I am reluctant to disagree with Kim, as both the volumes he recommends are wonderful, but in the event that you have not read Thomas at all, and are looking for an exploratory volume, consider the more economically priced volume of with a great introductory selection of Thomas' poetry from Everyman's Library (ISBN 0460878115) at $3.95, also available from Amazon or your local Border's.An Anxious Anglicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630532668798784975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-75723359787444774992009-01-23T17:47:00.000-05:002009-01-23T17:47:00.000-05:00Great stuff Ben, and true not only about 'theologi...Great stuff Ben, and true not only about 'theological' writing of course; one of the many reasons why I love Giorgio Locatelli's <I> Made in Italy: Food and Stories</I>. Oh that more students' essays - and PhD theses (including mine) - showed evidence that so much was personally at stake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-63745173833957907242009-01-23T15:22:00.000-05:002009-01-23T15:22:00.000-05:00Hi Kim, I will pick those up ASAP. Thanks for the ...Hi Kim, <BR/><BR/>I will pick those up ASAP. Thanks for the recommendations!<BR/><BR/>KDBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-60151880642855654312009-01-23T09:18:00.000-05:002009-01-23T09:18:00.000-05:00Question for you all from the heart-What do I do w...Question for you all from the heart-<BR/><BR/>What do I do with the seasons when God is not hidden? i.e. Times when his presence is palpable and immanent...what we believers call revivals. renewals. pentecost.<BR/><BR/>He is such a fast <BR/>God, always before us and<BR/>leaving as we arrive.<BR/><BR/>What about those times when He is such a slow God, content to stay even as we tire and leave for bed.<BR/><BR/>I was once part of such a time (for almost three years) and now He's gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-29658735063926510462009-01-22T20:04:00.000-05:002009-01-22T20:04:00.000-05:00Hi Kyle,I slowly accumulated several of the indivi...Hi Kyle,<BR/><BR/>I slowly accumulated several of the individual volumes/shorter collections. If I were you, I'd go straight for <I>Collected Poems: 1945-1990</I>, and then <I>Collected Later Poems: 1988-2000</I>. I've just checked: at Amazon.co.uk, they are no more than £6 each ($10?).<BR/><BR/>You're in for a treat (in the way, say, Kierkegaard is a treat). Thomas ("poet of the hidden God", as fellow Welshman D Z. Phillips called him) is undoubtedly the greatest "Christian" poet writing in English since Auden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-46677971775465553532009-01-22T18:36:00.000-05:002009-01-22T18:36:00.000-05:00Kim and David, Which of Thomas' works would you re...Kim and David, <BR/><BR/>Which of Thomas' works would you recommend to a neophyte? Which are your favorite works? Thanks. <BR/><BR/>KDBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-23659224055559029342009-01-22T17:26:00.000-05:002009-01-22T17:26:00.000-05:00Kim,Thanks for that quote from Thomas. One of the...Kim,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for that quote from Thomas. One of the unfortunate consequences of being in school is that I no longer have as much time to sit still with Thomas' poems, the way I used to. He's like an old friend that I've been meaning to call for months. What's worse is that he sits on my shelf, taunting me every time I pass: "Forget those papers ... listen to me instead!" And sometimes I give in. :)David W. Congdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009330707703611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-84305454120691178682009-01-22T14:54:00.000-05:002009-01-22T14:54:00.000-05:00On discipleship as playing catch-up, cf. R. S. Tho...On discipleship as playing catch-up, cf. R. S. Thomas' line in "Pilgrimages":<BR/><BR/>He is such a fast <BR/>God, always before us and<BR/>leaving as we arrive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-78628903997024329992009-01-22T10:44:00.000-05:002009-01-22T10:44:00.000-05:00"I tell my students that we very often are called ..."I tell my students that we very often are called upon to preach ahead of where we are; to proclaim the way ahead, even while we are still catching up ourselves."<BR/><BR/>That's terrific! <BR/><BR/>The Way ahead is Christ. Proclaim Him and Him alone...even during those times when we're not totally sure...proclaim the Way ahead!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-92067037988858039612009-01-22T09:14:00.000-05:002009-01-22T09:14:00.000-05:00What a wonderful description! I think this applies...What a wonderful description! I think this applies equally well to preachers as they prepare sermons. I tell my students that we very often are called upon to preach ahead of where we are; to proclaim the way ahead, even while we are still catching up ourselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com