While in Oxford we had a tour of the Bodleian Library. We had a wonderful guide and spent most of our time in the Duke Humfrey’s Library, the oldest reading room at the University of Oxford and ended in the Divinity School. When I was a student, I spent most […]
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The Eagle and Child is globally famous for its associate with “The Inklings,” the group of scholars and writers that included JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis. It is now owned by St. John’s College and has been closed since March of 2020. Just this week, the lawyer for St. John’s […]
Thirty years ago this October (in other words, in October 1993), Elizabeth and I arrived at Yarnton Manor, to take up residence on the second floor of the Old Vicarage and attend the (then) Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew and Jewish Studies. We are back for our 30th anniversary and […]