tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post5635753973663319623..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: On Wendell Berry, Nature, & ChristianityBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-20316339463221058312008-03-27T22:08:00.000-05:002008-03-27T22:08:00.000-05:00Lisa--just as long as you feel / know something el...Lisa--just as long as you feel / know something else is there, deeply, moving around, in and out, then yes--nature is church. Right?Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-74273935361688775222008-03-27T13:30:00.000-05:002008-03-27T13:30:00.000-05:00Hey, my only church IS in the outdoors/my garden! ...Hey, my only church IS in the outdoors/my garden! Glad to hear that somebody else appreciates the great outdoors as a religous experience.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-3468432766281496852008-03-23T05:54:00.000-05:002008-03-23T05:54:00.000-05:00I am so glad to make the time to go back and read ...I am so glad to make the time to go back and read your posts, Benjamin. Time , or perceived lack of it, rules lots of things it shouldn't. I like what you have to say and appreciate your willingness to receive that 'hate' mail, or hate thoughts, if readers don't want their responses recorded for all to see. Let's all go outside and commune with nature.<BR/>Frances at Faire GardenFrances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-35738960587795524672008-03-21T11:44:00.000-05:002008-03-21T11:44:00.000-05:00Anna--Just saying that the Bible has been abused i...Anna--Just saying that the Bible has been abused in the interpretation of it and that, in fact, it can be read a better way that makes us more balanced within ourselves, each other, and the natural world. I like much of what you say above and so agree with you. I don't know about super plants--seems to me, like the case with thornless honeylocust--we'll just overplant it and then al the diseases Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-82148715083576195142008-03-19T16:34:00.000-05:002008-03-19T16:34:00.000-05:00I've never read Berry-so not sure what you are say...I've never read Berry-so not sure what you are saying exactly. I did teach Biology for a long time. I don't want go in to what I believe or don't believe cause it wasn't the meaning of your post. Seems like you were saying that Berry marries all religions and nature. <BR/><BR/>My students use to tell me that they were going to drive their car fast cause if their time of death was already Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-5447795343647464452008-03-19T11:26:00.000-05:002008-03-19T11:26:00.000-05:00OFB--Hey, thanks for leaving a comment; usually, f...OFB--Hey, thanks for leaving a comment; usually, folks don't on these sort of posts, but I try to be eclectic nonetheless. Don't put Hogan on the list, go buy that book NOW! I wrote an earlier post on it somewhere on my blog, somewhere when I first started late last summer. Ah, here it is: http://deepmiddle.blogspot.com/2007/09/books-that-changed-my-life.htmlBenjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-81446376357805397152008-03-19T08:36:00.000-05:002008-03-19T08:36:00.000-05:00Thanks, Benjamin! Wendell Berry is one of my heroe...Thanks, Benjamin! Wendell Berry is one of my heroes. I'm thrilled that you've given him and his message post time. And I've added Linda Hogan's book to my ever-growing must-get list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com