A Primer on Speech Acts, by Emily Dickinson

A WORD is dead

When it is said,

    Some say.

I say it just

Begins to live

    That day.
"A word is dead," Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886.
Emily Dickinson
July 28, 2008
3

Search

Popular Posts

Why did Jesus have to heal the Blind Man Twice in Mark 8?

In Mark 8:22-26, Jesus encounters a blind man in Bethsaida. To heal the man, Je…

Complete List of Luther’s Works, American Edition

Recently, I was attempting to find a certain volume of Luther's works in En…

Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Historical Theology w/ Madison Grace

In this episode, I talk with my friend Dr. Madison Grace about Dietrich Bonhoef…