David A. King, Ph.D. News & Columns
David A. King, Ph.D. is professor of English and film studies at Kennesaw State University and director of OCIA at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta.
David A. King, Ph.D.
“T.S. Eliot’s ‘Ash Wednesday’ as compass and comfort in Lent”
English
Another Ash Wednesday will soon be upon us, marking the beginning of another Lent. The pace and predictability of the liturgical year—like the academic year—seem both quicker and more comfortable as the years go by.
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