This essay looks at the responses to Conrad’s novel Nostromo and argues that there needs to be better consideration of how morality and ethics, and theology, function in narratives. I outline an approach that acknowledges the theological basis for how we value, understand and comprehend meaning. Moral Narrativity and Joseph Conrad’s Nostromo – Dominic Graham
There is an all too common stance toward ancient history and texts that is prejudiced against the Bible and Christianity. It can be seen in the so-called ‘Renaissance,’ and more so in the so-called ‘Enlightenment’: from the Italian poet Petrarch naming the whole medieval period with its soaring cathedrals as ‘the Dark Ages,’ to the … Read more
Blending fiction and truth can be fractious at times. Fiction is the story that hasn’t happened. Yet it can be true. We read stories of kings and hobbits, of ice witches and the Lion, and we feel the truth of our own world, of the great story of fall, of sin, of God’s redemption. These … Read more
This is an exemplary account of the complexities of the British Empire, a weighing of the moral standards and actions thought, permitted, and committed by those within it, and simply good, honest historical writing. I thoroughly recommend it. Colonialism was not one big mass that can be assigned blame, but something carried out for various … Read more
Watching Dune I there is an uncomfortable feeling of being fed a messiah story – irreverent to the real Messiah story, but perhaps with some analogy to Christ; or a science-fiction that takes disrespectfully from the true original, like so much of modern western culture, from Superman to Star Wars to The Matrix. These stories … Read more
(Spoilers ahead) The difference between 1999 and 2022 can be seen in the difference between two Matrix films. The 1999 film could be heralded from multiple sides. As Neo Anderson (New Man) dodged bullets and bent space-time, it was possible to read the film from a Christian viewpoint: there was a vague Christ figure, … Read more
As I prepare the new edition of Mothers Swam for release, here’s one of my favourite reviews: Mr. Richard Lw Bunning 5.0 out of 5 stars War, Survival and a Love that Transcends the Greatest of Cultural and Social Divides Reviewed in the United States on 23 January 2018 Verified Purchase Such a good read! … Read more
Posted on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/19387231-fin-de-si-cle—different-settings I’m writing this from China in the midst of the Coronavirus shutdown. I’ve just had a great holiday with my parents, starting in Singapore and travelling by cruise-ship up the coast. I saw the outbreak beginning on news reports, but it was another thing to arrive at HongKong airport. My flight … Read more
Jesus Arrested He spoke and they with torch and club did collapse He stood man-God; brow bled in prayer this night. The soldiers, servants repeat the Name despatched Who’s he? All know; his Words through dark are sight Jesus, Messiah, “I told you I Am he” Was fresh seed well then in dirt … Read more