An excellent defense of the role of books, literary tradition, and reading in the Christian life (and the human life worth living).
I would highly recommend Jeremy Holmes's book "Cur Deus Verba: Why the Word of God Became Words" for its uniquely insightful treatment of why human nature both produces and requires a literary canon, and how God elevates that by providing a supernatural literary canon.
I'd also add that these days I like to speak of God's THREE books: creation, scripture, and liturgy. They are God's in different ways, but all transmit His wisdom.
An excellent defense of the role of books, literary tradition, and reading in the Christian life (and the human life worth living).
I would highly recommend Jeremy Holmes's book "Cur Deus Verba: Why the Word of God Became Words" for its uniquely insightful treatment of why human nature both produces and requires a literary canon, and how God elevates that by providing a supernatural literary canon.
https://www.amazon.com/Cur-Deus-Verba-Became-Words/dp/1621644219
I'd also add that these days I like to speak of God's THREE books: creation, scripture, and liturgy. They are God's in different ways, but all transmit His wisdom.
Très bel article.