Category: lillian e smith

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+ ethnogothic, gothic literature, lillian e smith, Literature, new york, portrait of lysbeth, Rama Santa Mansa

The Importance of Literature

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Why do we read literature? What goes into our literary choices, those books we choose to pick up off of the shelf and dive into? Do we bring them down from the shelf to escape, for pure entertainment? Do we open them up to learn something new about the world around us? Do we turn the pages to learn something new about ourselves? Or, … Read More The Importance of Literature

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+ christianity, lillian e smith, persecution, religion, tim alberta

The Violence of Fear in Evangelical Christianity

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In “Are We Still Buying a New World with Old Confederate Bills,” Lillian Smith writes, “The Devil knows that if you want to destroy a man, all you need do is fill him with false hopes and false fears. These will blind him to his new direction and he will inevitably turn away from the future and destroy himself and those close to him.” … Read More The Violence of Fear in Evangelical Christianity

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+ lillian e smith, mystery, razorblade tears, s.a. cosby

Learning Lessons in S.A. Cosby’s “Razorblade Tears”

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Ever since I read S.A. Cosby’s latest novel All the Sinners Bleed, I’ve been working to read the rest of his work. Immediately after reading All the Sinners Bleed I read his debut novel, My Darkest Prayer. Now, I’m working through his third novel, Razorblade Tears. Like his other novels, it is violent, gritty, and fast paced. As well, like his other novels, during … Read More Learning Lessons in S.A. Cosby’s “Razorblade Tears”

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+ civil rights, lillian e smith, martin luther king, jr, pauli murray, rosa parks

We Must Never Stop Learning

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Our existence, from our physical birth till our physical death, is finite. It has a beginning and an end. With this limited time, we constantly make decisions about what we choose to learn and remember. We may hear about, say, the Civil Rights Movement during our P-12 education, and remember a few words: “Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, I Have a Dream.” Once we … Read More We Must Never Stop Learning

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+ legacy, lillian e smith, writing

Lillian Smith’s Enduring Legacy

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What makes Lillian Smith’s work endure? What makes any writer’s work endure? The relationship between an author and their text, and a text and its audience, is a cooperative experience — they hold hands, speaking to one another in a circle. This “collaboration of the dream,” as Smith refers to it in “Trembling Earth,” encourages artist and audience to collaborate in the construction of … Read More Lillian Smith’s Enduring Legacy

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