God, Creation, and the Good of Work
“Then God said, ‘Let us make human beings in our image.’” (Gen 1:26) “Certain things,” writes philosopher Josef Pieper, “can be adequately discussed only if at...
16
Apr
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04
Jan
Venn Presents | Tolkien, Fantasy, and the Arts
Welcome to the new year and the latest series of Venn Presents! This podcast expands further on some of the themes that emerge in our programmes, events, books,...
23
Oct
There and Back Again: How Reading Tolkien Can Restore the World to Us
This essay is an edited version of a talk Andrew Shamy delivered in Auckland on 14 October 2020. In 1997, the British public voted The Lord...
03
Apr
The Courage of Abraham
Andrew delivered this talk at an Alumni Weekend in 2015. The topic was Christian courage, and given the current global crisis he thought it worth...
27
Mar
A Strange Kind of Blessing
This piece first appeared on the blog Imagining Otherwise, written by Venn Senior Teaching Fellow Andrew Shamy, and has been reposted here with permission. I’ve been...
12
Jun
A question of formation
Ask me for novel recommendations and it won’t be long before I suggest you read Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. What’s not to love: part murder...