May 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
INTRODUCTION Every great composition of music uses a leitmotif consisting of a short melody or simple rhythm. A leitmotif (i.) binds a work into a coherent whole, (ii.) enables the composer to convey an overarching theme and (iii.) empowers the listener to...
May 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
In this talk, David Goa also refers to the reflections of St. Francis on the "Our Father," and mentions a church column that features both an image of Judas hanging himself and also an image of Christ as Shepherd bearing Judas on his shoulders. The following...
Apr 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
“Deconstruction: I do not think it means what you think it means!” I’m pretty sure one thing it does not mean is a cynical, angry interlude on the way to militant progressivism. At least it wouldn’t have meant that for Jacques Derrida, the French philosopher who...
Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Are fundamentalist Christians a dangerous religious cult? Possibly. The controversial author and religious scholar Reza Aslan posits that President Donald Trump has much of his evangelical fan-base believing that he's somehow been anointed by God to become...
Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Violence in Gaza is once again on the rise as the Israeli Defense Forces battle Palestinian protesters outraged by inhumane living conditions in what is often referred to as the world’s largest outdoor prison. The last time tensions flared Israel brutally...
Apr 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
St Mary’s, Clevedon & St Paul’s, Weston-in-Gordano. 15.4.18. Easter 2 – Acts 4:5-12; 1 John 3:16-24; Luke 24:36b-48 The risen Christ is the vision of peace for this tragic world – Martin Little The international events of the last few weeks have meant that, if...
