David Russell Mosley Holy Week 15 April 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Have you ever thought, ‘There just simply aren’t enough places where I can read some of David’s writing’? Probably not. However, Daniel Haynes over at Theology Think has invited me to write for them. So, along with occasionally finding something of mine over at Christ & University, you may now find me at Theology Think as well. Don’t worry, though. I’ll... Read more
David Russell Mosley Lent 9 April 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Matt Moser, who blogs over at Christ & University, has asked that I write a letter on how I use my research journal. I thought I would oblige. Truth be told, I stole this idea (of using a research journal) from a colleague here at Nottingham, though we use them slightly differently. Initially, my reasons for using a hand-written research journal... Read more
An absolutely fantastic post from Christ and University. Read more
David Russell Mosley Lent 5 April 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Over at Christ and University, Matt Moser has written another post about teaching Dante to which I feel inclined to respond. Moser notes and laments that as he and his students (along with Dante) entered Paradise in the Commedia, the students found it boring. As Moser himself notes, this is somewhat to be expected. Even in the best translation, this is still a... Read more
David Russell Mosley Lent 4 April 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Here is the lengthier part 2 of yesterday’s thesis extract. This section is, in essence, a commentary on J. R. R. Tolkien’s essay ‘On Fairy-Stories’. Let me know what you think. On Fairy Stories ‘Fantasy remains a human right: we make in our measure and in our derivative mode, because we are made: and not only made, but made in the... Read more
David Russell Mosley Lent 3 April 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Inspired by this post from Artur Rosman, ‘John Paul II, the Artist in You, and Coleridge’, I thought I would share a portion of my thesis on a related topic. This extract comes from my fourth chapter which focuses on the Christian life in light of the Ascension and the Indwelling and how deification continues and grows in us during this time.... Read more
David Russell Mosley Lent 27 March 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Since my review of David Constantine’s Poetry was posted on Christ and University yesterday, I thought I would share a poem or two of my own. They are probably quite bad (the rhythm and metre is often a mess). So, feedback (preferably constructive) is welcomed. These two poems were written on a sunny afternoon in my back garden. Two quick etymological notes.... Read more
Dear Friends and Family, First, if you haven’t checked out the articles on Christ and University, make sure you do so. Second, here is a review I recently did for them. Let me know what you think. Yours, David Read more
David Russell Mosley Feast of the Annunciation On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Today we celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation. This is the day we commemorate and make present again that joyous moment when the archangel Gabriel told Mary what was to happen to her. Mary’s obedience in this moment is the beginning of the undoing of the disobedience of Adam and Eve. Mary becomes, in a way, a new Eve and her son... Read more
David Russell Mosley St Patrick’s Day 2014 On the Edge of Elfland Beeston, Nottinghamshire Dear Friends and Family, Today being the feast of St Patrick, you might think I’d be doing a post on him, but this year, you would be wrong. You can check out the post I did on him last year, a post Peter Stevens has done this year, and an excellent article on him from here. Today I am writing about pubs. No, I didn’t choose... Read more
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