May 1, 2018 | Author - Ron Dart, Book Reviews
Jeffers room at Deetjen’s Inn in Big Sur Review of James Karman, Robinson Jeffers: Poet and Prophet (Stanford University Press, 2015). Lee Masters, Frost and Robinson Jeffers all really have something to say and some real art. – C.S. Lewis, Letter to...
Apr 13, 2018 | Author - Ron Dart
What is the “Glass Bead Game”? in the idyllic poem, “Hours in the Garden” (1936), which he wrote during the composition of his novel, [Hermann] Hesse speaks of “a game of thoughts called the Glass Bead Game” that he practiced while burning leaves in his garden. As the...
Apr 5, 2018 | Author - Ron Dart, Book Reviews
Naim Stifan Ateek, A Palestinian Theology of Liberation: The Bible, Justice, and the Palestine-Israel Conflict (Orbis Books, 2017). It was quite apt and appropriate that A Palestinian Theology of Liberation was published in 2017, very much anticipating 2018 as...
Mar 31, 2018 | Author - Ron Dart, Book Reviews
Stanley Hauerwas recently gave the Laing lectures at Regent College in Vancouver, BC. Prof Ron Dart (UFV) has previously reviewed both Hauerwas' books and thoughts. Two of these posts warrant republishing for current reflection. Click on the following links to...
Mar 20, 2018 | Author - Ron Dart, Book Reviews
Christ Wisdom: Spiritual Practice in the Beatitudes & the Lord’s Prayer. Christopher Page. Toronto: Path Books, 2004. 134 p. ISBN 1-55126-420-X There is and has been a growing interest in the Wisdom Traditions from most of the major and minor religions for...
