Category Archives: Church & Religion

Writing about writing and arguing for God—a very difficult book

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Ron Pavellas

The book is The Broken Estate, by James Wood. I have long wanted to learn more about some of the authors and historical figures (often one and the same) whom this author presents: Sir Thomas More, Jane Austen, Gustave Flaubert, … Continue reading →

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Uniting the the Divided Self: Western and Eastern Ways

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Ron Pavellas

The Divided Self Around age twenty-one, I perceived I had two aspects: the watcher and the watched. That is the evaluator continuously evaluating the actor. This evaluator was relentless and harsh in my early years, but after some very large … Continue reading →

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