Vergil in (maybe) Shakespeare and Dylan.
William Shakespeare
Titus Andronicus in the Waste Land
On T.S. Eliot’s creative use of a play he hated in his most famous poem.
Seminary, Deep Comedy, and the Christian Life
What hath seminary to do with comedy?
A Political-Theological Defense of the Pardoning Power
Three reasons why the presidential pardoning power is necessary, despite its abuses.
Marx’s Aeschylus
On Marx reading Aeschylus (in Greek!).
Shakespeare Notebook 2023: “Romeo and Juliet”
Is there a connection between marriage and sanctification in Shakespeare’s most famous play?
Shakespeare Notebook 2023: “Henry V”
King Henry’s prayer before the Battle of Agincourt has a distinctly Protestant flavor.
Shakespeare Notebook 2023: “Love’s Labour’s Lost”
Shakespeare’s great comedy shows a highly Protestant understanding of marriage and vow-making.
Shakespeare Notebook 2023: “1 & 2 Henry IV”
Which is more important for a king: ruling the court or ruling the people?
Shakespeare Notebook 2023: “The Merry Wives of Windsor”
Why can we not bring ourselves to part with Jack Falstaff?