Twofold Idolatry & the Thought of the Heart
HDS May 2022
Thinking about Henry Corbin has been part of my life for thirty years. This causes me some confusion. At this point I can’t distinguish what he may actually have thought from what I think he thought, or more to the point, what I now think, or even more to the point, how I try to live my life. I am going to speak from where his work has led me, with little concern for what I think you all might think that he thought. This will reveal more about me than I should probably be comfortable sharing… READ THE ESSAY
Boundless is Beautiful at Schumacher College, September 20, 2017
Letter for Olson in Letters for Olson Edited by Benjamin Hollander, New York: Spuyten Duyvil Press, 2016
Errands to an Adjoining Zone for Senex & Puer, Dallas Institute of Arts & Humanities, Oct 17, 2015
Urban Renewal for City & Soul, Dallas Institute of Arts & Humanities, Oct 18, 2014
After the Flood for a Conference: The Relevance of Traditional Cultures for the Present and the Future, March 24-26, 2014 India International Center, Delhi, India
Imaginal Love for The Dallas Institute of Arts & Humanities, December 7, 2013
Concrete Imagination for the CG Jung Center, Brunswick, Maine, June 8, 2013
The Octopus: A Meditation on Creative Imagination Connecticut College, New London, CT, March 29, 2013
The Prophetic Tradition & The Battle for the Soul of the World: An Introduction to the Spiritual Vision of Henry Corbin Presented at the conference Henry Corbin, Islam and the Imagination, October 2010, Oxford, England. This talk has been translated into French by Robin Gilloux and Daniel Proulx as « La tradition prophétique et le combat pour la sauvegarde de l’âme du monde » Here a is a slide presentation to accompany the biographical section of this talk: SLIDE SHOW
F. Edward Cranz - In Memorium - 2010
The Test of the Veil, Sophia Journal, Summer 2009
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