Tag Archives: John Milton

Glorifying Wild and Precious Lives

By glorifying God, we glorify God’s creation, and vice versa. Mary Oliver captures how this works in “Summer Day.”

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Imagining a New Creation

In “Green Gospel,” Gatta imagines notions of sin and salvation applied to nature.

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Erotic Dreams of a Wild Sea

Dickinson’s “Wild Nights” is an astonishing love poem, perfect for Valentine’s Day.

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Florida School Pulls Paradise Lost

A Florida County has pulled “Paradise Lost” from the shelves. It’s true that the work has “sexual content.”

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Expressing Thanks Is Its Own Reward

Thanks giving is not (as Milton’s Satan) contends, a burdensome debt but the key to deep joy.

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God Reaches Us through Art

I share a talk about the relationship between God and creativity. Authors mentioned: Shelley, Homer, Plato, Silko, Walker, Clifton.

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Barbie, Ken, and Milton’s Paradise Lost

“Barbie” director Greta Gerwig says “Paradise Lost” was a major inspiration.

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It’s Hotter’n Milton’s Hell

As the world experiences unprecedented heat waves, Milton’s hell come to mind.

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Gratitude, as Explained by Milton

Visiting Milton’s hymns of gratitude in “Paradise Lost” are one way of celebrating Thanksgiving.

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