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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Temple theology: Barker or just plain barking?

July 19, 2009

For some time I’ve been meaning to try to acquaint myself with the work of Margaret Barker, but it’s never seemed a very high priority. But the other day I picked up her Heythrop Lectures published in 2004 as Temple Theology. I think my first reaction was surprise that she’s in the select gathering of [...]

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Half-Blood Prince: full-blooded entertainment

July 19, 2009
Quidditch team at breakfast

Reviews of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince seem quite mixed, although judging by last night’s crowd leaving the cinema, most ordinary Potter watchers seemed quite entranced. I have to say I find myself in two minds. On the one hand I felt engaged throughout and thoroughly entertained, on the other there were some things [...]

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