Monthly Archives: August 2013

What are two types of prayers and why is that interesting for a medievalist?

Posted on August 19, 2013 by forstegrupp

T.M. Luhrmann had an interesting piece about different types of prayer. Here is the permalink for her “Why We Talk in Tongues.” She says there are two main categories of Christian prayer: apophatic and katophatic. Apophatic prayer means emptying the … Continue reading →

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How does beauty connect with self and writing?

Posted on August 15, 2013 by forstegrupp

Some times you are in a place so lovely that it defies description. That was the Waimea Canyon in Kaua’i in July. But isn’t this judgment subjective? Someone else might not find this view sublime because it contains no human … Continue reading →

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A List of Summer Doings

Posted on August 14, 2013 by forstegrupp

Now that summer is drawing to a close, I want to make a list of what I managed to accomplish or do so I remember that not every day was full of nothing. Sometimes the days that are full of … Continue reading →

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