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Why study the humanities?
(3 minutes) Teaching inner-city kids in London has helped Alex Norris see that the humanities are as relevant as ever and should be a key part of any school curriculum.
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Reading a good book helps us read ourselves
(4 minutes) Ryan Service helps us unpack a new document, surprisingly by a pope, which encourages reading not just the Word of God but also the profane word of secular literature.
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“My poetry is an attempt to put a vertical beam in the horizontality of modern culture.”
(10 minutes) Edward Clarke is a poet who thinks he can add to the psalms and connect with the cherubim. And he’s delightfully sane! Adamah’s Editorial Director Joseph Evans interviewed him.
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“The human person is naturally sacred”
Adamah Media Editorial Director Fr Joseph Evans discusses faith and culture in this interview between him and Fr Toby Lees on Radio Maria.
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Carnage at Christmas
(5 minute read) On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me six poems by Richard Bauckham, Monica Sharp, Desmond FX Kon and Joseph Evans.
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Why know when you can wonder? The enduring joy of reading Shakespeare
(4 minute read) On the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio of Shakespeare’s works, Monica Sharp explains why she decided to dive into the great Bard’s plays and the ocean she discovered.
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Of memory and meaning
(2 minute read) Can memory and truth be expressed in a poem? Explore this possibility with Desmond FX Kon and his compositions.
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The bricks of prejudice: a temple to health and inequality in Edwardian England
(6 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst takes a trip to the baths to discover what makes a building great.
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A history of cold stones and warm breath
(5 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst finds ecclesiastical magnificence on a main road in Manchester.
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When a trip to the theatre can be as good as a therapy session
(4 minute read) Lisa Fraser reviews Ibsen’s intense drama John Gabriel Borkman.
