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  • From: JHForest AT cs.com
  • To: percy-l AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [percy-l] re Introduction
  • Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 12:20:00 EDT

Hello, Matt. Nice to read your self-introduction.

The Percy List is not in a busy mode at the moment, but from time to time the
e-conversation springs to life.

Have you a favorite Percy book?

Jim Forest
(a member of the WP List living in Holland)

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>> I recently joined Percy-L and after glancing through the archives found it was customary to provide a short introduction.

>> Currently I am a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in the Dept. of Government at Georgetown University, where my major field of study is political theory. I came to Percy through the work of Peter Lawler, particularly his book Aliens in America: The Strange Truth About Our Souls. After reading more of Dr. Lawler's writings (and hearing him speak on a few occasions) and seeing Percy show up time after time, I decided to explore Percy for myself.

>> By the end of this summer I should finish my first reading of all of Percy's fiction, though I started with and have given significant time to his non-fiction work.

>> Percy has already become an important figure in my intellectual development and I am looking forward to the discussions this group has to offer. As I am 23 years old I am especially interested in learning from those who have been thinking longer than I about what Percy has to teach we denizens of the 21st century.

>> Best,

>> Matt Sitman
>> mjs83 AT georgetown.edu

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Jim & Nancy Forest
Kanisstraat 5 / 1811 GJ Alkmaar / The Netherlands
Jim's e-mail: jhforest AT cs.com (alternative address: jhforest AT gmail.com)
Nancy's e-mail: forestflier AT cs.com (alternative address: forestflier AT gmail.com)
Orthodox Peace Fellowship web site: http://www.incommunion.org
Jim & Nancy Forest web site: http://incommunion.org/forest-flier/
photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimforest/sets/
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