Invitation to the Tsundoku Reading Society
August Meeting Tonight! 4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET
You’re invited to our August Tsundoku Reading Society meeting.
Time: Aug 25, 2025 04:00 PM Pacific Time / 7:00 pm Eastern Time
Use this link to Join The Meeting
I am very much looking forward to discussing the short chapter, “The Ethics of Elfland,” from G. K. Chesterton’s Orthodoxy, in which he presents fairy tales not as childish illusions but as profound parables of reality, preparing the way for Christian theology. Like everything by Chesterton, it’s a marvelous piece and it only takes about a half-hour to read (no more than an hour if you’re a really slow reader).
Plus, I’m opening today’s meeting to all subscribers—paid and free—so come join us and invite a friend!
Steps to Follow
Download the essay; read it; mark it up; ask questions of the text. Then, watch your inbox about an hour before for login instructions to join the Zoom meeting at 4:00 pm PT (7:00 pm ET). It’s that simple. Got questions? email me@scottpostma.net.
After tonight’s meeting, I’ll be giving away a copy of the remarkable little book by German Thomist Philosopher, Josef Pieper, Leisure the Basis of Culture. In this work, Pieper faithfully argues that culture can be born only in leisure—a leisure that allows time for the contemplation of the nature of God. He asserts leisure has been, and always will be, the first foundation of any flourishing culture.
To enter the drawing, simply become a paid subscriber
Once you purchase a premium subscription at $7 per month or $60 per year, you’ll not only be eligible for the drawing but you will automatically become a member of the Tsundoku Reading Society. Paid subscribers also gain access to the growing resource page (which includes recordings of previous month’s book discussions, the BOOKS AND LETTERS podcast, and my print books steeply discounted (in most cases, free) whenever they become available.
Hope to see you this afternoon/evening. The link is posted above. Please let me know in comments if you plan to join us.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to make this, but I'll be reading the chapter on my own for sure! I share Chesterton's intuition that traditional fairy tales can prepare us for the gospel, and I wrote about this recently with regard to Disney's animated Snow White. Glad to have received this recommendation!
Good evening Scott, I’m sorry I missed attending today. I tried to attend but wasn’t able to access the meeting. I was in your zoom waiting room for quite some time but it looks like you didn’t see. It’s totally understandable and my fault. I came in late (I think it was around 4:15 or 4:20 pm PST) and you were certainly involved in discussion and didn’t see. No worries! I look forward to listening to the discussion when you make it available.
P.s. I loved the chapter!