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Tag Archives: Joseph Pearce
Further Up and Further In
Further Up and Further In: Understanding Narnia © 2018 Joseph Pearce 200 pages ”The further up and the further in you go, the bigger everything gets.” – The Last Battle Christendom and Narnia are never far removed from one another, … Continue reading
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Wisdom and Innocence
Wisdom and Innocence: A Life Of G.K. Chesterton © 1996 Joseph Pearce 540 pages “I cannot help but thinking you were England — the Merry, chivalrous, simple-hearted, fearless England that I loved.” – an old friend’s letter to Chesteron Mention … Continue reading
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Literary Converts
Literary Converts: Spiritual Inspiration in an Age of Unbelief© 2000 Joseph Pearce452 pages Literary Converts is a historical survey of the ‘second spring’ of Anglo-Catholic literature and all that followed, covering most of the twentieth … Continue reading
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Tagged C.S.Lewis, Catholicism, Classics and Literary, English Literature, Evelyn Waugh, GK Chesterton, Joseph Pearce, literature
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The Quest for Shakespeare
The Quest for Shakespeare: the Bard of Avon and the Church of Rome© 2008 Joseph Pearce275 pages Although April 23rd is, historically, the feast of England’s patron saint George, it is also the anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. 2016 … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, Catholicism, English Reformation, Joseph Pearce, Shakespeare
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Bilbo’s Journey
Bilbo’s Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning of the Hobbit© 2012 Joseph Pearce147 pages The Hobbit begins with the sudden arrival of a pack of dwarves at Bilbo Baggin’s house. Though he is very much the quiet homebody, they have arrived … Continue reading
Frodo’s Journey
Frodo’s Journey: The Hidden Meaning of the Lord of the Rings© 2015 Joseph Pearce158 pages Noting that Tolkien’s Lord of the Ring trilogy is rich with symbolism is rather akin to observing that the Pacific Ocean is big. The description … Continue reading
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Race with the Devil
Race with the Devil: My Journey from Racial Hatred to Rational Love© 2013 Joseph Pearce264 pages How does a neo-Nazi become a Catholic literary critic? An act of God? Joseph Pearce would surely make the claim, his life having … Continue reading