tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post5083399728446213807..comments2024-03-03T21:51:46.662-05:00Comments on stylos: Hitchens on the King James VersionJeffrey T. Riddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16374856944409335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-81686543595264208842016-12-07T19:29:26.418-05:002016-12-07T19:29:26.418-05:00The Lopate collection I'm reading is here: htt...The Lopate collection I'm reading is here: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Personal-Essay-Anthology-Classical/dp/038542339X<br /><br />For clarity, he didn't write those, just compiled them. Most are classic essays by great essayist which I expect you've already read several times. But most of it is new to me.<br /><br />I will add the Epstein collections to my reading list. Thank you.Noah Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-31548474233064288602016-12-07T10:58:30.719-05:002016-12-07T10:58:30.719-05:00This past year I read Epstein's "A Litera...This past year I read Epstein's "A Literary Education and Other Essays" (Axios, 2014) and "Essays in Biography" (Axios, 2012). Greatly enjoyed both. I'm not familiar with Lopate. I'll look him up.Jeffrey T. Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374856944409335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-89514597034577511532016-12-07T08:53:16.846-05:002016-12-07T08:53:16.846-05:00Pastor Riddle, thank you for the recommend. Where ...Pastor Riddle, thank you for the recommend. Where would you recommend starting with Epstein?<br /><br />I'm working through a collection of essays Phillip Lopate now. Very enjoyable reading, though — as you mentioned with Hitchens — one disagrees every second sentence.Noahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-21981162612350827022016-12-06T10:55:53.777-05:002016-12-06T10:55:53.777-05:00Thanks Noah. I'll put Taunton's book on m...Thanks Noah. I'll put Taunton's book on my list. I like Hitchens as a writer (though I often disagree with his politics and, of course, his theology. He definitely expands your vocabulary. As an essayist, however, I still prefer Joseph Epstein. Excellent writer.Jeffrey T. Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374856944409335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-44099267345438282062016-12-05T16:57:02.055-05:002016-12-05T16:57:02.055-05:00Pastor Riddle, I had forgotten about these quotes....Pastor Riddle, I had forgotten about these quotes. Thank you for sharing.<br /><br />If you're enjoying Hitchens you would enjoy Larry Taunton's <i>The Faith of Christopher Hitchens</i>. It is excellent.<br /><br />Hitchens remains one of my favorite modern writers. Too bad that, for all we know, he never saw the light.Noah Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-42884382938992276762016-12-05T15:32:27.886-05:002016-12-05T15:32:27.886-05:00Anon, thanks for the comment. Yes, I was going to...Anon, thanks for the comment. Yes, I was going to note that somehow from the same home came his brother who is a professed Anglican. It is perhaps another illustration of election (cf. Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau). Thanks also for the link. I'll check it out.Jeffrey T. Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374856944409335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-53497883999806068882016-12-05T12:53:27.084-05:002016-12-05T12:53:27.084-05:00You probably are aware of his brother Peter, who h...You probably are aware of his brother Peter, who has embraced Anglicanism, but in case are not....Peter pointed to the abandonment of the KJV as a major failure in Christian education....<br /><br />http://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/old-answers-new-atheism-interview-peter-hitchens/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com