Cardus Literature Feed http://www.cardus.ca en Copyright 2012 Cardus Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:43:47 -0500 Cardus Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:43:47 -0500 Life-Long Learners 13.0 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3039/ Thirteenth in an expert series on must-read books. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Thirteenth in an expert series on must-read books. Literacy Matters—In Church http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3025/ Why churches have important roles to play as literacy sponsors for teens. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Why churches have important roles to play as literacy sponsors for teens. Life-Long Learners 12.0 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3023/ Twelfth in an expert series of must-read books. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Twelfth in an expert series of must-read books. How and Why We Should Read the Old Testament for Public Life Today http://www.cardus.ca/research//publications/ The Old Testament is full of much which is confusing, violent, and ambiguous. We asked Ryan O'Dowd, lecturer at Cornell University and author of Old Testament Wisdom Literature: A Theological Introduction, to introduce and curate a series of articles on how and why we should read the Old Testament for public life today. —Comment editors, Fall 2011 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 The Old Testament is full of much which is confusing, violent, and ambiguous. We asked Ryan O'Dowd, lecturer at Cornell University and author of Old Testament Wisdom Literature: A Theological Introduction, to introduce and curate a series of articles on how and why we should read the Old Testament for public life today. —Comment editors, Fall 2011 Life-Long Learners 11.0 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2998/ Eleventh in our expert series on must-read books. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Eleventh in our expert series on must-read books. By God's Cheap Economy Made Rich: Reflections on Walden Pond http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2996/ Natural life for Thoreau served to furnish metaphors and analogies for his ideal for human beings in society. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Natural life for Thoreau served to furnish metaphors and analogies for his ideal for human beings in society. Life-Long Learners 10.0 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2966/ Tenth in an expert series on must-read books. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Tenth in an expert series on must-read books. Caveat Lector http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2947/ This is not a book for those who already feel burdened by their long list of books to read, those bowed down by the weight of their ambitions. If you are one of those: read on. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 This is not a book for those who already feel burdened by their long list of books to read, those bowed down by the weight of their ambitions. If you are one of those: read on. Liturgies of Life http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2929/ The vocation of parenting in early childhood is crucially important, both mentally and spiritually. Here are the three keys to healthy child-rearing. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The vocation of parenting in early childhood is crucially important, both mentally and spiritually. Here are the three keys to healthy child-rearing. Life-Long Learners 9.0 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2893/ Ninth in an expert series on must-read books. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Ninth in an expert series on must-read books. Life-Long Learners 8.0 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2879/ Eighth in an expert series on must-read books. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Eighth in an expert series on must-read books. Editorial: What we talk about when we talk about society http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2902/ A good society has not only its institutions, but its loves in order. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 A good society has not only its institutions, but its loves in order. Why Bother with the Humanities in a Time of Crisis? 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? Blind Spots http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/2898/ Exploring past human efforts exposes the mixed motives and blind spots of our present condition. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Exploring past human efforts exposes the mixed motives and blind spots of our present condition. Magazine as Microcosm http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/2898/ Learning in bits and scraps of the inexhaustible creation. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Learning in bits and scraps of the inexhaustible creation. Listening to History: The Poet's Legacy http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/2898/ We have misplaced an invaluable tool for shaping and refining human thought. It is time for apprenticeship in rhetoric. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 We have misplaced an invaluable tool for shaping and refining human thought. It is time for apprenticeship in rhetoric. Forgetting Ourselves in a Function: W.H. Auden on the Good Society's Friday http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/2898/ Taking up practices that remind us of our finitude, our createdness. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Taking up practices that remind us of our finitude, our createdness. Shakespeare to the Rescue? http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/2898/ Like a prophet, Shakespeare pried loose the monolithic worldview of his day. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Like a prophet, Shakespeare pried loose the monolithic worldview of his day. Toward a More Complex Common Good: A Bibliographic Essay http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/2898/ What is the common good that Christ desires? Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 What is the common good that Christ desires? Redeeming Words—One Tweet at a Time http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2875/ Two ways God uses words lend themselves to faithful and redeemed use of social media. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Two ways God uses words lend themselves to faithful and redeemed use of social media.