Welcome one and all to the ninety first volume of the Areopagus — and the first coming to you from Substack. All being well you won’t notice a difference. But do let me know, of course, if any issues should arise.
So, where to begin and how to set the tone? I have turned to William Wordsworth before; to him I turn again:
Enough of Science and of Art;
Close up those barren leaves;
Come forth, and bring with you a heart
That watches and receives.
An eternally relevant reminder not to forget that, above all other books, we must read the living book of our world most often and most faithfully. And so, thus reminded, the Areopagus begins…
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