Tag Archives: schism

What did Everybody Think about Everything? Shakespeare’s Universal Poetics

Posted on 1 July 2015 by Sørina Higgins

Charles Williams Book Summary #28: Reason and Beauty in the Poetic Mind (1933) Here on The Oddest Inkling, we are in a bit of dry phase in the book summary series—or at least, that’s what I thought before I began … Continue reading →

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The Poetry of Crisis: “The English Poetic Mind”

Posted on 20 May 2015 by Sørina Higgins

Charles Williams Book Summary #24: The English Poetic Mind (1932) Here we are with another book summary. Today it is CW’s second work of literary criticism: The English Poetic Mind. It was published in 1932 by the Clarendon Press. Hadfield … Continue reading →

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King Solomon’s TARDIS: “Many Dimensions”

Posted on 1 October 2014 by Sørina Higgins

It’s old, it’s new, it’s borrowed, it’s blue! It’s the TARDIS! No, wait: It’s new, it’s old, it’s stolen, it’s gold! It’s… the Stone in the Crown of Suleiman ben Daood, King in Jerusalem. This tiny, square, cream-colored stone is … Continue reading →

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Torn by Doubt: CW’s “Crisis of Schism”

Posted on 14 August 2013 by Sørina Higgins

As you know by now from this series on themes, Charles Williams’ imaginative theology and creative writings revolve around eight interrelated topics: 1. Co-Inherence 2. Romantic theology 3. The Two Ways 4. Ritual Objects 5. The Crisis of Schism 6. … Continue reading →

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