http://www.cardus.ca/contributors/dbowen en Copyright 2012 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 10:32:19 -0400 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 10:32:19 -0400 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2905/ Through riots, wars, and droughts, I teach English. Fiddling while Rome burns?... Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Through riots, wars, and droughts, I teach English. Fiddling while Rome burns?... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2506/ Christians are not called primarily to rules or beliefs, but to a community of faith within a great narrative.... Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Christians are not called primarily to rules or beliefs, but to a community of faith within a great narrative.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2434/ Poems that awaken a more tender conscience.... Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Poems that awaken a more tender conscience.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2288/ "Social justice" should win some kind of prize for buzz word of the year. It's plastered all over campuses, publications, and pulpits. But we're not at all sure what we mean by it, and the term has ac... Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 "Social justice" should win some kind of prize for buzz word of the year. It's plastered all over campuses, publications, and pulpits. But we're not at all sure what we mean by it, and the term has ac... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2223/ Recognizing the influence of others is hardly plagiarism.... Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Recognizing the influence of others is hardly plagiarism.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1791/ An ecopoetic restoration project, longer on passion than refinement.... Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 An ecopoetic restoration project, longer on passion than refinement.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1309/ I've been thinking about how carols still get written—songs and poems about Christmas that enable us to hear and see the ancient Christmas story in a new light, even today.... Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 I've been thinking about how carols still get written—songs and poems about Christmas that enable us to hear and see the ancient Christmas story in a new light, even today.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1246/ "On some porch steps / between lightning flashes / writing": Al Purdy, curmudgeonly poet-next-door... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 "On some porch steps / between lightning flashes / writing": Al Purdy, curmudgeonly poet-next-door... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1262/ In the September 2006 edition of Comment, Calvin Seerveld advises students to "major in the best profs, who make you think self-critically and who give solid course content in a field-area that you ha... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 In the September 2006 edition of Comment, Calvin Seerveld advises students to "major in the best profs, who make you think self-critically and who give solid course content in a field-area that you ha... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/954/ A contemporary Canadian poet has a radical take on the cross, because he is a carpenter who pays close attention to city trees.... Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 A contemporary Canadian poet has a radical take on the cross, because he is a carpenter who pays close attention to city trees....