A very helpful video to watch after I’ve read the book. And I really appreciate the naming of the “therapeutic” effect (5:55) of reading this book (and DBH in general). To say they are “inspiring” would also be true but even that doesn’t quite capture how the intelligibility of his writing can be such a tonic in the midst of such a battering immersion in the “gaslighting” (6:30) of our culture, making theism compelling and new all over again. I am deeply appreciative.
To even think about materialism is to refute it because the thought itself is immaterial. There is an immaterial component to consciousness; it’s just not immortal. IMHO.
Every release by DBH feels so refreshing and innovative, even if they’re describing things that are perennial and have long ago staked out their portion of legitimacy in the canon of the great traditions. Oh the things we have forgotten for the sake of modernity.
Mr. Hart, I hope you are feeling better. I'm reading Roland in the Moonlight- there's so much Joy in it. It's effervescent - thank you. I'm also delving into ATAFOG which seems another level of argument that Roland didn't need, that clever dog! But, this morning I read something I havent come across before, and I thought you might like it. It's from "The Incandescent" (English translation 2018) by Michel Serres " The scar left on the envelope of a seed by the filament or nutritive cord breaking off is called the hilum. Nihilism rejects the very existence of this hilum, this filum, this hardly visible scar, this often broken thread attaching us to the species, the genus, living things and the world. " p99. Your writing and Serres' make for thrilling reading.
Incidentally, I am making my way through "The Devil and Pierre Grenet." I don't think anyone should try reading "A Voice from the Emerald World" without a box of tissues handy. Beautifully sad!
I can imagine. I was weepy when I read it. Especially these sentences:
"Pain enough here - so very much pain - so much pain, really, my son, my small friend, my deepest joy. My boy, my boy my boy. My little boy."
They reminded me of the first two lines of Ben Jonson's poem "On My First Son":
Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy;
My sin was too much hope of thee, loved boy.
John Carey selected it as his contribution to the anthology "Poems That Make Grown Men Cry." He says that it is nearly impossible for him to read it aloud, with those words, "loved boy," lying like a trap at the very start of the poem.
Thank you very much for this, Dr. Hart! Mark is great.
I hope the surgery went well.
So do I.
A very helpful video to watch after I’ve read the book. And I really appreciate the naming of the “therapeutic” effect (5:55) of reading this book (and DBH in general). To say they are “inspiring” would also be true but even that doesn’t quite capture how the intelligibility of his writing can be such a tonic in the midst of such a battering immersion in the “gaslighting” (6:30) of our culture, making theism compelling and new all over again. I am deeply appreciative.
It all makes me sound quite good, doesn't it?
To even think about materialism is to refute it because the thought itself is immaterial. There is an immaterial component to consciousness; it’s just not immortal. IMHO.
Man, we know that we have entered a new era: I uttered a philosophical thought that DBH didn’t think ludicrous. There is a God!😀
Every release by DBH feels so refreshing and innovative, even if they’re describing things that are perennial and have long ago staked out their portion of legitimacy in the canon of the great traditions. Oh the things we have forgotten for the sake of modernity.
Kind words.
Hope you are doing well, DBH—Thank you for sharing, God Bless 💙🫶🙏
Mr. Hart, I hope you are feeling better. I'm reading Roland in the Moonlight- there's so much Joy in it. It's effervescent - thank you. I'm also delving into ATAFOG which seems another level of argument that Roland didn't need, that clever dog! But, this morning I read something I havent come across before, and I thought you might like it. It's from "The Incandescent" (English translation 2018) by Michel Serres " The scar left on the envelope of a seed by the filament or nutritive cord breaking off is called the hilum. Nihilism rejects the very existence of this hilum, this filum, this hardly visible scar, this often broken thread attaching us to the species, the genus, living things and the world. " p99. Your writing and Serres' make for thrilling reading.
It's a flattering association.
Hello Dr. Hart, I hope the recovery is going well! A quick question: are there any contemporary French novelists you enjoy?
I know my wife, who is French, really likes Pierre Lemaitre.
Patrick Modiano, Pierre Lemaitre.
Thank you.
Incidentally, I am making my way through "The Devil and Pierre Grenet." I don't think anyone should try reading "A Voice from the Emerald World" without a box of tissues handy. Beautifully sad!
I am fond of that story, but somehow I managed to make myself a bit weepy when I wrote it.
I can imagine. I was weepy when I read it. Especially these sentences:
"Pain enough here - so very much pain - so much pain, really, my son, my small friend, my deepest joy. My boy, my boy my boy. My little boy."
They reminded me of the first two lines of Ben Jonson's poem "On My First Son":
Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy;
My sin was too much hope of thee, loved boy.
John Carey selected it as his contribution to the anthology "Poems That Make Grown Men Cry." He says that it is nearly impossible for him to read it aloud, with those words, "loved boy," lying like a trap at the very start of the poem.
Sending all best wishes to DBH for a speedy recovery from his surgery.
Mark is a treasure. Get well soon!!!