Stop by…Virtually, or in person…
A couple of notes from the David Gibson Department of Self-Promotion:
Not that you need another website to check out, but I have begun covering Benedict’s visit for Beliefnet at the aptly named blog, “Benedictions”. It is, of course, the only papal visit blog you’ll ever need…We also have a Pope Page dedicated to all manner of bits and bytes and things papal, as well as a survey that you all are invited to take–or critique here, as the case may be. Feedback always welcome.
Also, if you are in the vicinity of Syracuse University next Tuesday afternoon, April 1st (no April Fool’s jokes, please–too easy), I’ll be the guest of Gustav Niebuhr and the Religion & Society Program to talk about the pope’s upcoming visit. The talk (as much Q&A as lecture) is free and open to the public. It will run from 3:30-4:50 pm on the 1st floor of the E.S. Bird Library at the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons.
Stop by and say everything that the moderator of this blog prevents you from writing!
Hoorah! Alreay bokmarked and expected to give us far better insigh tthan John Allen!
David has also written an excellent article for NCR. http://ncronline2.org/drupal/?q=node/468
It is very well written. He gives a nice overview of the history of Ratzinger’s visits here, his preference for private meeting over private forums, etc. Nicely done.
David,
I must say that your topic posts are much more pertinent than the ones you contribute here. Especially the one on the baptized former Islamic whom the pope baptized on Easter Saturday. http://blog.beliefnet.com/benedictions/
I will look forward to seeing you there, David! It’s a delight that we have have Gustav Niebuhr here in Syracuse for all his own gifts and contributions and for the contacts like yourself that he brings! I will pitch a few other thoughts to you then!
Benedictions. Heh. Heh.
Speaking of diction, I think your tone on the blog hits the mark for the Beliefnet site–it’s a cut above, yet colloquial. Well done.