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Shusaku Endo in conversation with William Johnston

Posted on 7th December 2016 by Nick Kent

Where Buddhism meets Christianity The following conversation took place in Tokyo between Shusaku Endo and Father William Johnston, Jesuit priest, Zen Christian and translator of Silence. The text was translated from Japanese by Johnston and appeared in volume 172 of … Continue reading →

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Colquhoun the Writer

Posted on 1st November 2016 by Nick Kent

In the foreword to The Crying of the Wind: Ireland and The Living Stones: Cornwall, the writer and comedian Stewart Lee dissects the mystical prose of Ithell Colquhoun.           STEWART LEE, writer-clown:    Ithell Colquhoun – Your Gnostic … Continue reading →

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Colquhoun the Artist

Posted on 1st November 2016 by Nick Kent

  The following text is adapted from the writings of Richard Shillitoe, whose biographical and bibliographical work on Ithell Colquhoun pretty much make him the foremost expert on the subject. Below is just a sample of the treasure available at … Continue reading →

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Who Was Ithell Colquhoun?

Posted on 31st October 2016 by Nick Kent

  The daughter of a civil servant in India, Colquhoun was born in Assam in 1906, but was soon sent back to England. She studied at Cheltenham Art School and the Slade School of Art, after which she took studios … Continue reading →

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