I do love the people with such a wide range. I am no expert on Eliot and am probably not the best critic because I don't have a taste for his earlier work.
About your last sentence: "The appeal to Jesus authority thus easily became a fallacy promoting the authority of a virtual pope."
Well, in my view, Cavey’s appeal to ‘Jesus authority’ is just a bogus cover for setting up the dominant culture as AUTHORITY. Postmodernism again of course...
Thank you for your work Professor Masson. I have been watching your youtube channel for sometime and have enjoyed it. I'm probably unique in your little corner; I'm a 62 yo physician with a life long love of literature. I am a Christian. I recently bumped into your conversation with Paideia Today concerning T. S. Eliot. I was fascinated by your critique of Eliot. I have many thoughts on the topic. I'm particularly interested in your take on Prufrock; I think I might be able to add something to your take on this. Anyway, it lead me to sign up for your Substack :-) I would love to introduce myself and have a conversation at some point. I'm preparing a talk on Eliot for a mostly Catholic group and will be discussing Prufrock. I'd love your input. Anyway, take this as an introduction and an expression of appreciation. Jim
Regarding the supposed dichotomy between the authority of Scripture and Christ’s authority one should consider:
“And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day.” (John 12: 47-48)
I wish you would unpack this comment. It doesn't quite follow for me. Have you invited the author into conversation and he refused? Are you trying to start a dialogue? You seem antagonistic but it's not clear to me why.
Thanks Jim,
And thanks for subscribing.
I do love the people with such a wide range. I am no expert on Eliot and am probably not the best critic because I don't have a taste for his earlier work.
I do love the Four Quartets though.
I appreciate your thoughts. I’m looking forward to keeping up with your Substack and video content. Thanks!
About your last sentence: "The appeal to Jesus authority thus easily became a fallacy promoting the authority of a virtual pope."
Well, in my view, Cavey’s appeal to ‘Jesus authority’ is just a bogus cover for setting up the dominant culture as AUTHORITY. Postmodernism again of course...
Thank you for your work Professor Masson. I have been watching your youtube channel for sometime and have enjoyed it. I'm probably unique in your little corner; I'm a 62 yo physician with a life long love of literature. I am a Christian. I recently bumped into your conversation with Paideia Today concerning T. S. Eliot. I was fascinated by your critique of Eliot. I have many thoughts on the topic. I'm particularly interested in your take on Prufrock; I think I might be able to add something to your take on this. Anyway, it lead me to sign up for your Substack :-) I would love to introduce myself and have a conversation at some point. I'm preparing a talk on Eliot for a mostly Catholic group and will be discussing Prufrock. I'd love your input. Anyway, take this as an introduction and an expression of appreciation. Jim
Regarding the supposed dichotomy between the authority of Scripture and Christ’s authority one should consider:
“And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day.” (John 12: 47-48)
Thank you, Professor, for your analysis of the reformation debate from a western Christian context. I would be interested in your engagement with the Patristic and Eastern Christian understandings of Holy Tradition as the consensus of what was always believed in the church by the fathers. It is my opinion that the voice of the Eastern Church often gets ignored in the Western Christian Reformation debate. Here is a book I would recommend on the topic https://www.amazon.ca/Sola-Scriptura-Traditione-Reformation-Theological/dp/1950831027/ref=mp_s_a_1_15?crid=21CKA2U1M2WUZ&keywords=agora+university+press&qid=1677948087&sprefix=agora+university%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-15.
All the best, sir. Thank you very much again for your insight.
I have no idea who you are, or what you are talking about. How can I have a conversation?
I have been working on a solution my entire adult life. Some of my work is public access on my YouTube channel.
I wish you would unpack this comment. It doesn't quite follow for me. Have you invited the author into conversation and he refused? Are you trying to start a dialogue? You seem antagonistic but it's not clear to me why.