In this reflection, I consider the effects that Falling Upward (2011) had on me after I first read it in 2014. In this book by Franciscan monk Richard Rohr, comments on
Category: Lifelong Learning
Cliff Edwards, Beloved Founder of the VCU Religious Studies Program Retired After 47 Years
Author: Brian McNeill, of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Public Affairs Department. Original web publication date: 7/20/2020 When I saw a notice that the “Beloved” Dr. Cliff Edwards was
Dancing to the Tune of The Universe: The Power of Mythology
I have been trying to figure out why people have such a hard time understanding the meaning of Mythology, and even have a more difficult time studying this topic objectively.
Tom Sawyer Revisited: Reading the Book as a Child and as an Adult
On April 11, 2017, I will begin leading a discussion class on Mark Twain’s, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at the OSHER Institute on the University of Richmond campus. I will
Reading Tom Sawyer as a Child and as an Adult
It has been almost 60 years since my fifth-grade teacher read Mark Twain’s, The Prince and the Pauper, and Tom Sawyer, to our class for the last 15 minutes