“Dialogics is a method of thinking as a whole and a rejection of wroldviews that recognize the right of a higher consciousness to make decisions for lower ones, to transform persons into voiceless things.” – Iris M. Zavala “Dialogue here … Continue reading
"Vision is a spectator; hearing is a participator" – John Dewey "The winged words of conversation in immediate intercourse have a vital import lacking in the fixed and frozen words of written speech" – John Dewey “Practical wisdom issues commands, … Continue reading
“The first stones of the new world, however coarse or unpolished they may be, are more beautiful than the sunset of a world in agony, and its swan songs” – Antonio Gramsci ”The word, the word is a great thing.” … Continue reading
"Nothing is absolutely dead: every meaning will have its homecoming festival." — Mikhail Bakhtin "It is quite possible to imagine and postulate a unified truth that requires a plurality of consciousnesses, one that cannot… be fitted into the bounds of … Continue reading
“The Church must sound strange to the world if it is not to be dull” – Karl Barth “God may speak to us through Russian communism, a flute concerto, a blossoming shrub or a dead dog. We do well to … Continue reading
Using a new iPad blog app this morning. Blogsy (will learn how to do the links later – then maybe Random Links might return?). So much has been going on that I haven’t managed to return to not just blogging … Continue reading
