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Xenia and the civilisational thrust of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ (2026)
These days everyone has an opinion on the classical text of the moment, Homer’s Odyssey. To be fair, it is difficult to think of a time when The Odyssey has not been the classical text of the moment. Lately, I … Continue reading
Posted in Review
Tagged 17th century, Bronze Age, Bronze Age Collapse, Christianity, Christopher Nolan, culture, Cyclops, Emily Wilson, ethics, Golden Rule, Greece, Greeks, Jesus, Literature, love thy neighbour, Polyphemus, Review, Sea Peoples, strangers, The Iliad, The Odyssey, Trojan War, values, xenia, Zeus's law
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Dead people die…AND YET!
I’m scrolling through the timeline on sunny afternoon. After an excursion to the library in the morning and a luxurious luncheon in the Botanics my mind was mulling matters of religion. We can circle around other topics, but it always … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Alice Roberts, Christianity, death, doubt, God, Good Friday, Jesus, religion, resurrection, theology, Twitter
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