Williamsburg and the Human Hand

Williamsburg and the Human Hand

“That the future may learn from the past.” Such is the motto of Colonial Williamsburg—a favorite haunt of our family for years. We just spent a lovely weekend there, and once again what most struck me is the astounding reality of the human hand. It is the common...
In  Praise of Hand Work

In Praise of Hand Work

“The hand is a tool of tools.” Aristotle, On the Soul Recently I was watching a blacksmith work. I was mesmerized. There is something so satisfying and so fitting—indeed, so human—about the ability to do that kind of work. What most struck me is how glad he must be to...
Does God Care?

Does God Care?

“What is more, the deity was not content to care for the body but, most important, also implanted in the human being the soul and made it dominant. …For is it not quite obvious to you that, in comparison with the other animals, humans live like gods, naturally...

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