Ryan Turnbull, Author at Rupert's Land News

A Year of Anglican Poetics

Ryan Turnbull — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:27:22 +0000

The 20th-century poet T.S. Eliot first gained popular attention with the publication of his poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Often cited as one of the key touchstones in the creation of the modernist style, Eliot began to develop a paradox of articulate inarticulacy that would pervade his poetry for the rest of […]

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Introducing the Anglican Poetics Project

Ryan Turnbull — Tue, 06 May 2025 05:15:33 +0000

The celebrated American poet Christian Wiman recently published a collection of poetry, memoir, and literary criticism entitled Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair. I started reading it on New Year’s Day this year, hoping against hope that something in there would keep the despair at bay, at least for a little while. On […]

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Busy? Have a Feast!

Ryan Turnbull — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 01:30:55 +0000

“Hey, how’ve you been?” I ask. *Sigh* “BUSY!” they grin back. “Ah yeah, it’s that time of year, isn’t it?” I don’t know if you’ve had this conversation lately, but I find it has become somewhat of cultural script in my circles. We used to all lie and say we were doing “good” or “well” […]

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Introducing the St John’s Theology Hub

Ryan Turnbull — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:26:53 +0000

You may have noticed over the past year that there has been a resurgence in activity around theological education in the diocese and particularly at St John’s College. Back in 2016, the Synod accepted a report on the future of theological education in Rupert’s Land that made a number of sweeping recommendations on how ongoing […]

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Community Catechesis: Climate Crisis and Christian Calling

Ryan Turnbull — Mon, 08 May 2023 22:06:26 +0000

In a 1988 letter from the Conference of Catholic Bishops in the Philipines entitled, “What is Happening to our Beautiful Land?” the Bishops called on all Christians and people of good will to notice and take action regarding the growing ecological devastation that was spreading across their islands and around the world. After outlining the […]

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