The Priory
Karen Swallow Prior, Elizabeth Kaye Cook, Kelsey Kramer McGinnis, Samuel Loncar, Marginalia Review of Books, AlexandraPrayers of Attention
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Here is how I began my essay:
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A reader and writer attending more closely to what is good, true, and beautiful. The Priory is devoted to the holy cultivation of a rich inner life. “Attention is the beginning of devotion.” -- Mary Oliver [Coming in ‘28: My Year of War and Peace]
Tender-hearted hater who loves contradictions. Without books, life is incomplete. Anti-censorship. Pro-imagination.
Writer, musicologist. Writing on music, worship, and culture at Christianity Today. Working on a book about Christian wellness culture. Teaching courses on music history, theology, and social justice. Living quietly in the middle of Iowa.
A place for people desiring a deeper life. Created by philosopher Samuel Loncar, Ph.D (Yale), Editor, Marginalia Review \ud83d\udcda
Curated by expert editors and guided by Marginalia' s vision of democratizing depth in an age drowning in the shallows, our pages unite the separated silos of the university, arts, science, and culture into a single space of insight and learning.
Alexandra Hart is a playwright and novelist based in Oxford. BA(Hons), MSt, MFA
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