Opportunity for the nation to imagine itself otherwise. Where the country had an opportunity to leave behind the realitycynd how to organize our society and that each of those moments the country double down. And we saw was some call a backlash. We saw instead was an ongoing betrayal. What we think about the post reconstruction. And a lost cause and that anglosaxon and what it meant for the United States and the world as a betrayal. Think the mid 20th century the black freedom movement, law and order and the tax revolt in california, we need double down on our ugliness and here we are facing a chance to we imagine ourselves. If our history is any indicatio indication. Has there been an arc of progress . Of course. My life is not what my fathers life was and his life is not his fatherss. So what does it mean to suggest we live in the afterlife of jim crow is to suggest there has been and indication of change and i think one way is look at American History ofan democracy in the believe t
Territorial politics of wyoming. I encountered gracious and wellinformed experts in the sources that i was seeking and their goals seemed to be to make my work and research as productive and rewarding as possible. The working atmosphere of the archives was congenial, stimulating, and fun. A friend of mine, the distinguished historian of the election of 1896, Hall Williams and i, would work at library in the library of congress until 5 00 in the afternoon when they closed, have a bite to eat and we could come over to National Archives, which was open until 8 00. So we made the most of every single day. Whenever i returned, as i did during the next decade, i had the same sense of enjoyment, productivity, and professionalism as experts, professionals engage their citizen users to the best of their abilities. The cliches about lazy government employees, repeated ad nasuem by unknowning politicians, had no validity within these walls. Instead i became convinced, as im sure most historians w
I had the same sensexd of 1 e5q and productivity professionalsxd engaged their z uses to the best of their im sure most historians would share that the National Archives is one of the true onments of American Culture for which this individual researcher can only professional heart, thank you very much. Xd amen. Amen. W3 now,i] there are two housekeeping things i have to discuss before i can turn to Edith Roosevelt. They relate to her but i need to make them clear. Ko with doris gooe8r coming next week, youre in for about what d can only call teddyness during teddy this and teddy that in everyt direction. You wont hear me use that term. I will talk aboutn roosevelt, colonelht . W roosevk theodore, the rough rider, the president , but i wont use the didnt like the nickname. If you kn him well4oau didn call him teddy. There were a few family members who might say t. D. But you had to really be close. so when you h 9pq what i think share calvins argument about commercial table news
The head you know the skulls on spikes and all that stuff and you can see that the madness that we had the willard or the marlowe in the case of the Joseph Conrads heart of darkness character that weve arrived into this heart of darkness this madness and these charts hurts filed for bankruptcy so obviously. The price soars another look at that same chart the market summarized the 1. 00 chart chapter 11 Company Hertz is now worth more than before the bankruptcy what cheap money can do incredible oh oh oh yeah captain well are going up forever into the heart of darkness pursuing colonel kurtz who is in this analogy the central bank hes gone rogue his methods are on sound he surrounded by heads on stakes as you mention and weird artifacts and jungle creatures and of course thats the Balance Sheet of the Federal Reserve bank and Dennis Hopper is an acolyte hes hopping up and down talking about fractions talking on fractions you know what does that mean i think youve got some thoughts about
Useful information. Preachers evangelize in that sense only . Not at all. With us today is a literary scholar and teacher who will discuss with us how makers of art and literature, fiction, film, poultry, or bringing us good news and revealing to us truths that can help us live wisely and well if that is we know how to read their books and watch their films. How do we watch and read even the products of our secular culture so as to grow and wisdom and grace. Stay with us as we talk with doctor margaret about fiction, film, and faith around us and the depths of rich human insight that can be found in the best of the art. Welcome to, mosaic me our guest dr. Martin. Margaret. You are a teacher, a professor at the st. Patricks seminary. You have taught also at university dallas. You have an ma in systematic theology, and a doctoral degree from University Freiburg in theology. You are a learned scholar and an experienced teacher and writer. What do you want to talk about today in evangeliza