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John Dunn original writing
Constantine’s regime
Marcion’s attempt to reject the Old Testament God was thrown out. Constantine’s regime favoured the arbitrary rule of Jehovah and an impassable gulf between dependent individuals and the Absolute as an entity outside, above and beyond the individual. To be subject to a manmade entity reified as mind-independent reality is the polar opposite to the attainment of an autonomously creative mind. But then again, such thinking minds would not make good slaves of a tyrannous empire, which needed instead heteronomous minds, wholly dependent on a master to tell them what to do and think.
From Child of Encounter
© John Dunn.
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From the archive:
C.H. Sisson and Ezra Pound
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About encounter
...a gentle breeze ripples the veil of Sais.
John Dunn
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Just a thought:
The Guelphs were pro-Papacy, the Ghibellines were pro- Empire, and by Dante’s time, the Guelphs had won in Florence. John Dunn (Renaissance: Counter-Renaissance)
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The Oxford to Cambridge Arc 4
Further additions to the project, starting with the Newport Pagnell to Bedford leg of Ogilby's Oxford to Cambridge route.
John Dunn
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Highways and Byways with Dr John Dunn
YouTube Channel
In search of the historical, quirky and unusual features of the English countryside as seen from the saddle.
Join me as I follow maps, park up and take a look around. CLICK HERE
“Seeking out historical places of interest has given me wonderful motorcycling opportunities over the years… roads and little lanes, through a variety of landscapes that bear the scars, marks and imprints of those that have trodden, worked and fought on the land before us.”
“Any excursion, whether it be by motorcycle, car, bicycle or on foot, is always better for having an object, or goal in mind. I could take no pleasure in riding around just for the sake of it. There has to be a mission.”
“I ride my motorcycle to seek out things ancient, quirky and monumental, taking in the views, and ‘reading’ the landscape,its geology and history, as I do so.”
Original commentary to all videos researched, written and read by John Dunn.
© John Dunn.
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