Monthly Archives: December 2013

“Christmas” by Charles Williams

Posted on 25 December 2013 by Sørina Higgins

Here is a poem entitled “Christmas,” from the collection Windows of Night. Happy Christmas to you! “Let us go a journey,” Quoth my soul to my mind, “Past the plains of darkness Is a house to find Where for my … Continue reading →

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Review of “The Hobbit” and Report on Mythmoot

Posted on 19 December 2013 by Sørina Higgins

I have written a little review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug; it is published here, on Curator. In this article, I also summarize my experience at The Tolkien Professor’s conference this past weekend, called “Mythmoot II.” You may … Continue reading →

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Charles Williams and the F.R.C.

Posted on 18 December 2013 by Sørina Higgins

This is the second post in a short series about Charles Williams and the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross. You can read the first post, about A.E. Waite, here. Charles Williams, a devout but skeptical Anglican, began reading the works … Continue reading →

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A. E. Waite and the Occult

Posted on 11 December 2013 by Sørina Higgins

We interrupt the series of chronological book summaries to discuss an important part of Charles Williams’ life at this time. So far, I have posted summaries of his books up to 1917–one of the most important years in his life. … Continue reading →

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Poems of Conformity, part 3

Posted on 6 December 2013 by Sørina Higgins

Yesterday and the day before I posted Part One and Part Two of my discussion of Poems of Conformity. Here is part three. Charles Williams Summary #3: Poems of Conformity (1917) In this book, Williams starts to move from from … Continue reading →

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Poems of Conformity, part 2

Posted on 5 December 2013 by Sørina Higgins

Yesterday I posted Part One of my discussion of Poems of Conformity. Here is part two; tune in tomorrow for part three. Charles Williams Summary #3: Poems of Conformity (1917) ROMANTIC THEOLOGY The concept of Romantic Theology is very highly … Continue reading →

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Poems of Conformity, 1917

Posted on 4 December 2013 by Sørina Higgins

In this phase of the life of The Oddest Inkling, I am posting summaries of each of CW’s books, one book per week, in chronological order. These will be punctuated by related posts on themes, events, and people in his … Continue reading →

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