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The Row House Forum: Human Rites: Why We All Need Liturgy with Dru Johnson
FRIDAY, MARCH 13 at 7 PM We all cultivate certain habits, schedules, and loves using our bodies. That’s liturgy, baby. In his recent book Dr. Johnson discusses “the power of rituals, habits, and sacraments” in a time when some of us are thirsting for better practices to guide our lives. He will suggest that since we all are creatures of habit, we might want to consider whether our habits are good ones. What kinds of religious liturgies can slake our…
Find out more »The Row House Forum: Affection for Our Land
FRIDAY, APRIL 17 at 7 PM With Tim & Katherine Clymer, Proprietors of Threefold Farm, Mechanicsburg, PA What Is Land For? According to Wendell Berry, it “all turns on affection.” Stickers…are motivated by affection, by such love for a place and its life that they want to preserve it and remain in it. -From his Jefferson Lecture for the National Endowment for the Humanities, 2012. We’ve asked Tim and Katherine Clymer to join us because they are “stickers.” They have…
Find out more »The Row House Forum: Community, Art, and Meals in Middle-Earth: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Response to Gnosticism
FRIDAY, MAY 1 at 7 PM This is Dr. Dickerson's third appearance at The Row House! He is Professor, Author, Musician, and Fly Fisherman (a true Renaissance Man, basically). You may remember Matthew’s previous two talks at The Row House Forum: 9 Dec 2016 Childlike Wonder: Enchantment in C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien 14 Nov 2017 Rivers & Streams in our Cultural Experience and Imagination. His books include: Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of JRR Tolkien Downstream: Reflections…
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