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On the Symbiotic Nature of Joy and Despair, or the Shadow of Ecclesiastes in Pilgrim’s and Sam’s Progress

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Awry Stoic

Emotion is morally indifferent before application to an object. Much joy is vanity. Some joy is evil. There is no hope without despair. Hope and despair, or at least hope and fear, have a symbiotic relationship. There is no hope … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Anatomy of the Soul Since Psalms

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Awry Stoic

This is one of the greatest books ever written, and it should be studied in every Sunday school in every church in the entire world. This book is a great aid to sanctifying the emotions and putting them in a … Continue reading →

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Sam’s Best of All Stories Theory

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Awry Stoic

Frodo, Sam, and Gollum leave Henneth Annûn today, March 8, TA 3019.[1] The writers for this scene of the movie adaptation of the Two Towers had to stop and think “what are they fighting for?”[2] Sam is sad because of … Continue reading →

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Nothing New Under Laurelin

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Awry Stoic

Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this. [1] There is nothing new under the sun that Laurelin became. Boromir might have wished to live in the days of … Continue reading →

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Pippin’s Ambivalence: Joy is Not Always the Fruit of the Spirit

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Awry Stoic

Note: Robert. C. Roberts makes no reference to either Pippin or Denethor, but this essay does. The movie adaptations of both characters are considered in relation to Robert C. Robert’s understanding of the concept of joy. Thinking of joy as … Continue reading →

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