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Roger Pearse
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Patristics, texts & transmissions, ancient history.

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It is extraordinary what people feel is suitable. I recall having to read Wilfrid Owen's whining war poems. A class full of 15 year old boys with loads of energy is not the right audience for that.
November 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
😂
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
No it wasn't. Trust me. Please. Can't I catalogue potsherds or something? Nooo
November 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I wince every time I see it tbh. Not the book 😂
November 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Well said. The indifference is extraordinary. The last time I visited, I felt there was a palpable air of demoralisation there.
November 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
And nor does the one I just posted! Oh well.

-jamescoverley.substack.com/p/postcards-from-the-past-222
Postcards From the Past
Number Eight
jamescoverley.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hmm. That didn't work either. A Bluesky bug perhaps. Thank you for the article!

jamescoverley.substack.com/p/postcards-...
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Link doesn't open for me...?
November 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Ahhh!

Of course he may simply be in search of second breakfast....
November 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
How did he acquire you?
November 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Fatal!
November 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
So... when do you start giving treats? 😂
November 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Apparently one already exists in the Greek Orthodox Theological Review, 1992! A kind colleague sent me a copy. Mine is rather more readable tho
October 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM