CONTINUING IN THE WORD
Perspectives on Homeschooling and Classical Christian Education from Scholars Online
Month: November 2023
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November 15: Winwæd
Looking through the list of events for November 15, I ran across this one: 655 – Battle of the Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria Wikipedia, November 15 entry I had not heard of the battle, or the river Winwæd, or of Penda or Oswiu, although I do have a vague…
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November 14: Moby-Dick
“Call me Ishmael.” Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick begins with a three-word imperative — one of the most famous openings ever written for a novel. That is it the product not of the late twentieth century, but of the mid-nineteenth, is especially remarkable. Whereas most novels of its day ease the reader into the unfolding story by stages, this…
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November 13: St. Augustine of Hippo
While today is not his Feast Day (that’s August 28), November 13 is the anniversary of the birth of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo and prolific author of theologic works, many of which still survive. Church tradition honors the date of a saint’s death, because historically this was the anniversary of martyrdom for many the church…