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John Steinbeck’s Life in the Episcopal Church
John Steinbeck was baptized, reared, and confirmed in the Episcopal Church. He also requested and received a Church of England funeral and throughout his life admired the soaring aesthetics of his...
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Ed Ricketts and the Episcopal Church
Like John Steinbeck, the writer’s friend Ed Ricketts was reared in the Episcopal Church, a coincidence of some importance. Described in Cannery Row as “half satyr, half Christ,” “Doc” Ricketts inspired...
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Is Pope Francis a Fan of John Steinbeck? CBS News Reporter Scott Pelley Gives...
Has Pope Francis read John Steinbeck? CBS News reporter Scott Pelley, a big fan of both men, thinks they have much in common in matters of justice, mercy, and conscience. (Barbara A. Heavilin, editor...
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Pope Francis, John Steinbeck, and an Act of Grace in London, England
The historic visit to America by Pope Francis, which included the canonization of the Spanish-California missionary Junipero Serra, made some right-wing Catholics in Washington angry, though it would...
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East of Eden Comes Alive at Brigham Young University
The information systems professor who heads the entrepreneurship program at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Business probably isn’t the first person who comes to mind when thinking about...
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John Steinbeck, Islamic Religion, and the Globalism Of The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck grew up in the Episcopal Church during an era when religion, like politics, tended to be insular. But parochial thinking never suited Steinbeck, a freethinker who practiced tolerance,...
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Sharing East of Eden for the Jewish Festival of Shavout
The Jewish festival of Shavuot commemorates the Jewish people’s receipt of the Hebrew Bible and the ethical laws Torah contains. Though John Steinbeck wasn’t Jewish, the ethics of good and evil...
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The Salt Has Kept its Savor For the Reader Who Finds Religious Meaning in...
Although I have read and enjoyed most of John Steinbeck’s published writing, I am not a Steinbeck scholar and claim no special expertise. But I have lived in California’s Monterey County since 1950,...
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Funeral Services for Aretha Franklin and John McCain Echoed John Steinbeck
Bill Clinton spoke, Stevie Wonder sang, and there was dancing in the aisles at Greater Grace Temple for Aretha Franklin’s funeral in Detroit on Friday. That was hardly the style of the service for...
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Flash! Catholic News Agency Is Up with The Moon Is Down
Year-end book lists may be boring, but one outlet’s pick for editor’s favorite in 2019 surprised fans familiar with John Steinbeck’s bumpy treatment by religiously-minded reviewers. Catholic News...
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