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Practice in Still Life 9: The Shape of Thought to Come
An essay on immanence, transcendence, practice, and the problem of nihilism
Jan 9
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Adam Robbert
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Practice in Still Life 8: The Desert Philosopher
An introduction to Evagrius Ponticus (c. 345–399 AD), and his teachings on afflictive and virtuous thinking, put into the service of contemplation…
Sep 12, 2025
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Adam Robbert
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Practice in Still Life 7: The Craft of Contemplation
An investigation into philosophy and contemplative prayer through the works of Dionysius the Areopagite and the anonymous fourteenth-century English…
Aug 21, 2025
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Adam Robbert
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Practice in Still Life 6: Thinking as Gathering
The Art and Asceticism of Thought in St. Augustine and St. Gregory of Nyssa, with commentary from Martin Laird
Jul 25, 2025
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Adam Robbert
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Practice in Still Life 5: Mind, Memory, Consciousness
What Watches Reason? An Introduction to Middle English Mysticism and the Handbook Tradition
May 30, 2025
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Adam Robbert
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Practice in Still Life 4: Cross-Pressured Spaces
Welcome to The Base Camp Newsletter.
May 6, 2025
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Adam Robbert
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Practice in Still Life 3: Turning and Conversion
Welcome to The Base Camp Newsletter.
Apr 29, 2025
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Adam Robbert
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Practice in Still Life 2: Attention is an Art Form
The premise is this: Attention and perception are not brute facts of physiology.
Apr 23, 2025
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Adam Robbert
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Practice in Still Life 1: The Practice of Return
This week's newsletter is part of the serialization of my new book (+ audio)
Apr 15, 2025
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Adam Robbert
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Practice in Still Life: Fragments, Essays, and Lectures
Now Available in Paperback, Kindle, and eBook formats
Apr 11, 2025
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Adam Robbert
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