Yes, it’s true: I wrote a novel. In fact, it is the first in a series of three novels that tell the life story of Empress Maud of England, also …
Tag: books
Revising (and Reviving) History through Fiction
“History takes a long time for us to reach.” That rather obvious statement was made by a former president of the United States, George W. Bush, when reflecting upon …
For Japan and China, a Dispute Worthy of Voldemort
I had a nice post prepared for today that was going to deal with a controversial issue in the religious world, but I have decided to put it aside and …
Lost in Austen Adaptations
While at the movies this past weekend, I saw a trailer for the new film Austenland, which apparently features Kerri Russell going to some sort of Jane Austen-themed resort in …
Niebuhr on the Road
It used to be that when I would go on a long road trip, I would spend most of my time listening to music, first on my portable CD player …
Aslan and Jesus
If you started reading this post thinking that it was going to be a comparison between Aslan, the unsafe but good hero of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia series, and …