Robert Alter is a tour de force. He is emeritus professor who taught Hebrew and cognate literature at U.C. Berkley, but he had also taught American and European novels. Below is a brief interview with him after his translation of the Psalms had emerged. For me personally this translation is the most beautiful rendering of the Psalms ever, and the closest one can get in English to the original poetic nature of the Psalms. He is perfectly happy to render... Read more
Oh no! What would Calvin and Hobbes say? Read more
It is not often, perhaps never that hard-nosed reviewers say that an animated feature film is the movie of the year, but this one got that label, not to mention that it has an A rating (96%) on Rotten Tomatoes. Here’s a little taste of what they are talking about… What this clips show is just how far CG and modern animation has come— it is spectacular and many scenes in this film are beautiful in fact beautiful enough to... Read more
For a Christian person, the issue of abortion is a difficult one, even if one is very much pro-life, and not just pro-birth, as I am. I believe Christians should have a consistent life ethic, which includes the issue of any sort of violence done against other human beings, including shooting and killing them. In principle a Christian should be against war, against abortion, and against capital punishment….. BUT is there such a thing as the lesser of two evils... Read more
Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In