A Jazz Evening with erton, Hesse, Buber and Eliot – Ron Dart & Jazzthink
A Jazz Evening with Readings from Merton, Hesse, Buber and Eliot.
Readings by Ron Dart.
Hosted by Brian Fraser
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
Jazzthink
On the New Idol by Brian Zahnd
The book of Revelation is primarily a prophetic critique of empire—a prophetic denunciation of the all-powerful state as a devouring, dehumanizing beast. In John the Revelator's day the Beast took the form of the Roman Empire. In subsequent history the...
With God on our Side — Movie Premiere
Event: Canadian Premiere - With God On Our SideStart Time: 11 February at 7:00 pm.Where: Trinity Western University - Langley, BC (Northwest Auditorium)* panel discussion with the filmmakers and invited guests to follow the screeningPlace: Trinity Western University,...
Milton Acorn’s “I’ve Tasted My Blood” by Ron Dart
You could go for years without seeing him (Acorn), yet he’d always be there somehow, a great craggy presence at the back of your mind, a gnarled tree in silhouette on the horizon.Gwendolyn MacEwenAcorn is an affirmative voice, a gentleness...
Kairos Palestine: A word of faith, hope and love from the heart of Palestinian Suffering
On December 11, 2009, a group of Palestinian Christian leaders went public with a declaration on behalf of peace in Palestine/Israel, and on behalf of a truly Christian witness. The result was this document. See also the website at http://www.kairospalestine.ps...
Military Chaplain Repents by Rev. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy (Must-Read 25 years later)
This interview was given 25 years ago and is reprinted from http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig7/mccarthy5.html. Those who read it today ask, Why did I never hear about this? Now we must! Its prophetic elements have proven true in the post 9-11 world. In August of 1945...
An Essay on the Understanding of NOUS by Archbishop Lazar Puhalo
NOUS: The Concord of Gnosis, Theoria and Theosis 1. According to the 18th century German Philosopher, Emmanuel Kant, reality is divided between phenomena and noumena, that is, the realm of time, space and matter and its relation, if...
The Multiple Morphing Faces of Freedom by Brad Jersak
"THE USES OF FREEDOM--A WORD AND OUR WORLD" As I was reading an old essay (1956) by the Canadian philosopher-prophet George Grant on the varied uses of the word freedom in his day, I saw that it was due for a post-9-11 transposition. His...
Clarion Nominated for Canadian Weblog Awards
We're surprised and glad to announce that Clarion has been nominated for two Canadian Weblog Awards this year. Many thanks to our contributors and columnists, especially to Ron S. Dart, who provided the original inspiration. Welcome also to Brian Zahnd and...
12 Words — by Al Sergel
words...when God uses words, when God speaks, things come to life.words.....they convert....they transform.thomas merton once wrote that "to work out our own identity in God, which the Bible calls 'working out our salvation', is a labor that requires...
The Northern Red Oak by Ron Dart
Milton Acorn died in 1986, and a year after his death, some of the finest poets in Canada contributed to a collection to honour the hard life and vividpersonal and political poetry of Acorn; the collection was called The Northern Red Oak. Fred Cogswell...