Nov 23, 2009 | Author - Ron Dart
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Jul 1, 2009 | Author - Ron Dart
The name of Erasmus will never perishJohn Colet (1516)Erasmus has published volumes more full of wisdom than any which Europe has seen for ages.Thomas MoreThe chief aim of Erasmus in his life’s work as a humanist scholar was to restore theology. In his times...
Jun 11, 2009 | Author - Ron Dart, Book Reviews
Michael Ignatieff, True Patriot Love: Four Generations in Search of Canada. Toronto: Viking Canada, 2009. Michael Ignatieff could become the next Prime Minister in Canada. This means it is of some importance to know what Ignatieff thinks and why. Ignatieff is the...
Feb 24, 2009 | Author - Ron Dart
It is almost twenty-five years ago that I was writing a doctoral thesis on Martin Buber (1878-1965). There is little doubt that Buber was one of the most influential Jews of the 20th century. More than 2000 people turned up for his funeral. Buber was a leading...
Feb 18, 2009 | Author - Ron Dart
It is a rare day, indeed, when C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) and Thomas Merton (1915-1968) are breathed in the same breath. There are many who bow low to Lewis, and many others genuflect to Merton. Both men, for different reasons, have an ample following. Is it even possible...