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Category Archives: Religion

Monk ponder work

The dissolution of the monasteries made monks of us all, taking the monastic organisation of time and labour in pursuit of transcendent ends and releasing it into Northern European society as a whole. ‘Laborare est orare’ (itself all verbs, all doing) is made the founding principle of modern society; now our expectation is that workContinue reading “Monk ponder work”

Posted byAlJune 26, 2007Posted inRants, ReligionLeave a comment on Monk ponder work

Angel passage

Reading De Nerval, who made me wonder what sins angels are seeking to expiate by helping us. Perhaps they’re really the fallen ones, while devils are sent from the heavens to test us?

Posted byAlJune 11, 2007Posted inFantasy, ReligionLeave a comment on Angel passage

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