tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13324051.post3240344811538580774..comments2024-03-22T00:16:51.310-05:00Comments on Baldblogger: Baldblogger Interviews Edward J. Blum, Part 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13324051.post-56831071622115245752007-07-29T01:33:00.000-05:002007-07-29T01:33:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.NeoSemantics Online Newshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01862258933966213188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13324051.post-28901245802638669092007-07-28T21:31:00.000-05:002007-07-28T21:31:00.000-05:00Yes, and for what it's worth, I was glancing at so...Yes, and for what it's worth, I was glancing at some selections just yesterday in Zuckerman's collection on Du Bois's religion, and one can really feel the struggle we are speaking about in his _Darkwater_ poems "The Prayers of God," and "A Hymn to the Peoples." Both heavy and powerful.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853976805605495345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13324051.post-50994848255350380242007-07-28T19:52:00.000-05:002007-07-28T19:52:00.000-05:00I say that but Blum was pretty clear in his book w...I say that but Blum was pretty clear in his book when he discussed DuBois' credo and the book of Acts. That was very interesting.Edward Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131417460187635912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13324051.post-3060311196612483752007-07-28T17:19:00.000-05:002007-07-28T17:19:00.000-05:00Thanks, Eddie. You pose a good question, one that...Thanks, Eddie. You pose a good question, one that is thorny and of course difficult to answer. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, and I think this is one of the strengths of Ed's book, is the reception some of Du Bois's writing elicited (namely _Souls_), specifically noting the prophetic edge to his work, and the prophetic presence of the man himself. Plus, I'm pretty much convinced by Blum's argument that Du Bois imagined himself a religious thinker, though as you suggest he clearly struggled with God in various ways during his life. <BR/><BR/>Fascinating stuff, and hopefully you'll find some good stuff about this when you retrace Du Bois's steps in Germany!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853976805605495345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13324051.post-82250814893891164302007-07-28T10:19:00.000-05:002007-07-28T10:19:00.000-05:00Great interview Phil; I too was curious as to how ...Great interview Phil; I too was curious as to how Blum found interest in this (DuBois) topic. Although I ask this question in the review I am writing on his book, I am still dealing with how Du Bois dealt with his intellectual reasoning of man and society to that of this God who cannot be measured. To me, this is a conflict that many great thinkers struggle with. I do realize other scholars have come to a different conclusion here.Edward Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131417460187635912noreply@blogger.com