Glenn Friesen
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Retired lawyer, philosopher (M.A.), doctorate in comparative religion, author of books on Ramana Maharishi, Abhishiktananda (Henri LeSaux), on Neo-Calvinism and Christian Theosophy, and on Christian Nondualism in Jewish Context .
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Azar Nafasi’s book “That Other World.” She is an Iranian, the author of “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” and this is her earlier book about Nabokov. I love Nafisi’s literary criticism. She shows an intellectual side to Iran and Iranians that we have been trained not to see.
#Nafisi #Nabokov #Literature
#Nafisi #Nabokov #Literature
THAT OTHER WORLD | Kirkus Reviews
Essays on how the work of Vladimir Nabokov evoked the feelings of alienation and loss that many experienced in post-revolutionary Iran.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Azar Nafasi’s book “That Other World.” She is an Iranian, the author of “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” and this is her earlier book about Nabokov. I love Nafisi’s literary criticism. She shows an intellectual side to Iran and Iranians that we have been trained not to see.
#Nafisi #Nabokov #Literature
#Nafisi #Nabokov #Literature
"Nabokov's Otherworld." Vladimir Alexandrov's aim in this book is to show "that an aesthetic rooted in his intuition of a transcendent realm" is at the basis of Nabokov's art as a novelist. Nabokov's widow said that this was his "main theme."
#Nabokov #Literature #Otherworld #Hereafter #Metaphysics
#Nabokov #Literature #Otherworld #Hereafter #Metaphysics
Nabokov's Otherworld (Princeton Legacy Library)
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November 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"Nabokov's Otherworld." Vladimir Alexandrov's aim in this book is to show "that an aesthetic rooted in his intuition of a transcendent realm" is at the basis of Nabokov's art as a novelist. Nabokov's widow said that this was his "main theme."
#Nabokov #Literature #Otherworld #Hereafter #Metaphysics
#Nabokov #Literature #Otherworld #Hereafter #Metaphysics
"Insomniac Dreams." A record of dreams recorded by Vladimir Nabokov in the hopes of capturing a precognitive dream as described in John W. Dunne's "An Experiment with Time."
#Nabokov #Dreams #Philosophy #Time
#Nabokov #Dreams #Philosophy #Time
Insomniac Dreams: Experiments with Time by Vladimir Nabokov
Amazon.com: Insomniac Dreams: Experiments with Time by Vladimir Nabokov: 9780691196909: Nabokov, Vladimir, Barabtarlo, Gennady, Barabtarlo, Gennady: Books
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November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"Insomniac Dreams." A record of dreams recorded by Vladimir Nabokov in the hopes of capturing a precognitive dream as described in John W. Dunne's "An Experiment with Time."
#Nabokov #Dreams #Philosophy #Time
#Nabokov #Dreams #Philosophy #Time
Fascinating article by Michael R. Jost, comparing the Spirit (πνεῦμα) as Paraclete in the Gospel of John to Socrates' idea of the daimonion (δαιμόνιον). The daimonion is a divine voice within us but also a personal spirit transcending us (but not Platonic dualism).
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November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Fascinating article by Michael R. Jost, comparing the Spirit (πνεῦμα) as Paraclete in the Gospel of John to Socrates' idea of the daimonion (δαιμόνιον). The daimonion is a divine voice within us but also a personal spirit transcending us (but not Platonic dualism).
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Well, I have converted two books to audiobooks. You can listen to a sample here. This was a very interesting process, since it meant choosing an online alter ego.In the end, I chose a mid 30's female British voice, who had the most modulation, the clearest enunciation, serious without sounding posh.
Christian Nondualism in Jewish Historical Context
Amazon.com: Christian Nondualism in Jewish Historical Context (Audible Audio Edition): J. Glenn Friesen, Aevum Books Calgary Canada, Virtual Voice: Books
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November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Well, I have converted two books to audiobooks. You can listen to a sample here. This was a very interesting process, since it meant choosing an online alter ego.In the end, I chose a mid 30's female British voice, who had the most modulation, the clearest enunciation, serious without sounding posh.
What the Nicene Creed omitted —Jesus’s call for justice. It didn’t fit with the political power structures at that time. How would you re-write the Creed to more accurately summarize Jesus’s teachings and life?
Building towards the Creed (6): what Nicaea left out
This year, 2025, marks 1700 years since the Council of Nicaea was held. The Council was called by the Roman emperor Constantine; he invited bishops (local church leaders) from around the Roman Empi…
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November 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
What the Nicene Creed omitted —Jesus’s call for justice. It didn’t fit with the political power structures at that time. How would you re-write the Creed to more accurately summarize Jesus’s teachings and life?
"alfabet/Alphabet" by Sadiqa de Meier. This is a wonderful quirky little book about the author who "was born in Amsterdam to a Dutch-Kenyan-Pakistani-Afghani family and moved to Canada" She says,"People who speak a language they learned after early childhood live in chronic abstraction."
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November 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"alfabet/Alphabet" by Sadiqa de Meier. This is a wonderful quirky little book about the author who "was born in Amsterdam to a Dutch-Kenyan-Pakistani-Afghani family and moved to Canada" She says,"People who speak a language they learned after early childhood live in chronic abstraction."
Kieslowski's Three Colours Trilogy. Alissa M. Wilkinson has some useful insights into these films, showing competing ideas of Freedom, Equality and Fraternity. But she is terribly wrong in using Abraham Kuyper's views of equality, and that all state relief is "a blight on the honour of your Savior."
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November 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Kieslowski's Three Colours Trilogy. Alissa M. Wilkinson has some useful insights into these films, showing competing ideas of Freedom, Equality and Fraternity. But she is terribly wrong in using Abraham Kuyper's views of equality, and that all state relief is "a blight on the honour of your Savior."
Was the Apostle Paul a Roman spy? He was a Roman citizen, a "kinsman of Herodian," was rescued from Aretas, who was in a war with Herod Antipas, and was rescued in Jerusalem by two centurions, 200 men, 70 horsemen and 200 spearmen. He opposed James's teachings. He counselled obedience to the state.
Operation Messiah: St Paul, Roman Intelligence and the Birth of Christianity
Operation Messiah: St Paul, Roman Intelligence and the Birth of Christianity: Voskuilen, Thijs, Sheldon, Rose Mary: 9780853037026: Books - Amazon.ca
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November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Was the Apostle Paul a Roman spy? He was a Roman citizen, a "kinsman of Herodian," was rescued from Aretas, who was in a war with Herod Antipas, and was rescued in Jerusalem by two centurions, 200 men, 70 horsemen and 200 spearmen. He opposed James's teachings. He counselled obedience to the state.
Is Dooyeweerd's idea of creation order still useful? Josephien van Kessel writes about Sergei Bulgakokov’s relation of Sophiology to the world as created order. But she fails to mention the important influence of Franz von Baader’s Christian theosophy [Wisdom of God] on Bulgakov.
The Future of Creation Order: Vol. 1, Philosophical, Scientific, and Religious Perspectives on Order and Emergence (Volume 3)
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November 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Is Dooyeweerd's idea of creation order still useful? Josephien van Kessel writes about Sergei Bulgakokov’s relation of Sophiology to the world as created order. But she fails to mention the important influence of Franz von Baader’s Christian theosophy [Wisdom of God] on Bulgakov.
My cat has learned how to give a high five.
August 6, 2025 at 3:13 AM
My cat has learned how to give a high five.
My roses are doing great this summer.
June 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My roses are doing great this summer.
Here’s the link to the sample audio for my book on Ramana Maharshi. I had to teach my AI narrator some Sanskrit. There was no option to use the International Phonetic Alphabet so I had to improvise. She pronounced Abhishiktananda without any help.
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Ramana Maharshi: Interpretations of his Enlightenment
Ramana Maharshi’s experience of enlightenment was not as simple as his devotees have assumed. Ramana’s own interpretations of his experience were influenced by non-traditional Hindu ideas of living li...
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June 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Here’s the link to the sample audio for my book on Ramana Maharshi. I had to teach my AI narrator some Sanskrit. There was no option to use the International Phonetic Alphabet so I had to improvise. She pronounced Abhishiktananda without any help.
www.amazon.com/Ramana-Mahar...
www.amazon.com/Ramana-Mahar...
I have used Amazon’s AI to convert this to an audiobook. Not an automatic process but I am impressed with the end result. I chose a mid-30’s female British voice. Quiet confidence, well modulated and great enunciation. You can listen to a sample audio clip below.
www.amazon.com/Christian-No...
www.amazon.com/Christian-No...
Christian Nondualism in Jewish Historical Context
Many people are interested in exploring nondualistic interpretations of the experience of Jesus. But all too often, nondualism is understood in only a vague way, without specifying the dualisms that a...
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June 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I have used Amazon’s AI to convert this to an audiobook. Not an automatic process but I am impressed with the end result. I chose a mid-30’s female British voice. Quiet confidence, well modulated and great enunciation. You can listen to a sample audio clip below.
www.amazon.com/Christian-No...
www.amazon.com/Christian-No...
Spring skiing in Alberta.
May 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Spring skiing in Alberta.
Heidegger reads “Im Walde.” [in the forest]. Hoelderlin’s poem is a this-worldly Romanticism. It does not seek the transcendent. It celebrates the power of that most dangerous gift, language. Creating, destroying, perishing and turning back in order to witness to love.
Heidegger liest Hölderlin: 08. Aber in Hütten wohnet der Mensch
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May 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Heidegger reads “Im Walde.” [in the forest]. Hoelderlin’s poem is a this-worldly Romanticism. It does not seek the transcendent. It celebrates the power of that most dangerous gift, language. Creating, destroying, perishing and turning back in order to witness to love.
February 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
This book explores the issue of depression and melancholy in more detail in relation to “The Bruderhof” and other Anabaptist groups, including Mennonites. Perfectionism and attempts to be pacifist drive aggression inwards, turning it on ourselves, causing depression.
#mennonites #depression
#mennonites #depression
The Other Side of Joy: Religious Melancholy among the Bruderhof: Rubin, Julius: 9780195119435: Christianity: Amazon Canada
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February 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This book explores the issue of depression and melancholy in more detail in relation to “The Bruderhof” and other Anabaptist groups, including Mennonites. Perfectionism and attempts to be pacifist drive aggression inwards, turning it on ourselves, causing depression.
#mennonites #depression
#mennonites #depression
The Hague. The Peace Palace had no tours so I went to Scheveningen beach, a place so hard to pronounce that it served as a shibboleth during the war. Fifty years ago, I walked these dunes, feeling the most free I have ever felt, having just learned of my scholarship to study in Amsterdam.
#TheHague
#TheHague
February 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Hague. The Peace Palace had no tours so I went to Scheveningen beach, a place so hard to pronounce that it served as a shibboleth during the war. Fifty years ago, I walked these dunes, feeling the most free I have ever felt, having just learned of my scholarship to study in Amsterdam.
#TheHague
#TheHague
Utrecht. The famous Rietveld-Schroeder house from 1924. using principles of De Stijl art movement. Minimalist. Interesting moveable interior walls. An elementary school from the early 1900’s, designed with children in mind. A reed thatched roof. Row houses dating to 1651.
#architecture
#architecture
February 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Utrecht. The famous Rietveld-Schroeder house from 1924. using principles of De Stijl art movement. Minimalist. Interesting moveable interior walls. An elementary school from the early 1900’s, designed with children in mind. A reed thatched roof. Row houses dating to 1651.
#architecture
#architecture
Individuality, Enkapsis, and Philosophical Anthropology
What is a thing? Dooyeweerd gets his ideas from Martin Heidenhain (1864-1949), Theodor Haering (1884-1964), and Max Wundt (1879-1963).Their holism was in the German mystical and theosophical tradition.
#Dooyeweerd #philosophy #neo-Calvinism
What is a thing? Dooyeweerd gets his ideas from Martin Heidenhain (1864-1949), Theodor Haering (1884-1964), and Max Wundt (1879-1963).Their holism was in the German mystical and theosophical tradition.
#Dooyeweerd #philosophy #neo-Calvinism
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February 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Individuality, Enkapsis, and Philosophical Anthropology
What is a thing? Dooyeweerd gets his ideas from Martin Heidenhain (1864-1949), Theodor Haering (1884-1964), and Max Wundt (1879-1963).Their holism was in the German mystical and theosophical tradition.
#Dooyeweerd #philosophy #neo-Calvinism
What is a thing? Dooyeweerd gets his ideas from Martin Heidenhain (1864-1949), Theodor Haering (1884-1964), and Max Wundt (1879-1963).Their holism was in the German mystical and theosophical tradition.
#Dooyeweerd #philosophy #neo-Calvinism