Lisa Graas
Lisa Graas has covered politics and religion at her blog LisaGraas.com since 2008. She has served as a crisis pregnancy counselor, youth speaker, mental health advocate and legislative consultant.
Mastering Marxism with Rhonda, Lisa and David, Part 4: Complexities of Finding Truth
Dear Rhonda and David,
Rhonda mentioned a passage that intrigued her in Leszek Kołakowski’s Introduction from Main Currents of Marxism. Interestingly, the passage referring to Thomas Mann’s examination of Nazism leapt out to me in much the same way.
Many people still grapple with the idea of how a nation of “regular people” could participate in the destruction of millions of people. Kołakowski’s reference to Mann was a fitting reminder of the complexities involved in studying cultures in hindsight, particularly when that culture has undertaken horrors which many of us consider to be inconceivable. read more…
Mastering Marxism with Rhonda, Lisa, and David, Part 2: Putting the Horse Before the Cart
Dear Rhonda and David,
Today I received my copy of Main Currents of Marxism and look forward to participating in the online discussion of this historical analysis. I come at this from the perspective of a practicing Catholic and while I pledge no attempts to convert readers to the Catholic view of things, I do have a responsibility to remain consistent with my understanding of my faith tradition, so bear with me in that regard. As it stands, I have completed the two prefaces and the introduction, so I’d like to share some initial thoughts. read more…
