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DostoevskySober Hope: Finding Faith in the Bleak Midwinter As winter descends to end the year 2023, it is a time for contemplation: a time to revel in the joys and find balm for the woes of the past year, a time to find the courage to hold on, and the hope to thrive in the new year. Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821 - 1881) faced his own bleak (and Russian!) winters, from childhood play amongst the impoverished at his father's medical clinic to a last minute reprieve from the Tsar's firing squad for discussing banned books followed by ten years of prison camp and military service in exile. While his novels, such as Crime & Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov demonstrate human depravity they also give glimmers of grace, love, and beauty which have made him one of the most beloved novelists of all time. It is our hope that as you find time to relax during the holiday season (making it a habit for the new year!), that you will find these discussions deeply meaningful. Awaiting for you within are discussions of his characters from novels and short stories alike, Dostoevsky-inspired poems, and reviews of films, books, and even contemporary music which reflect the light and warmth he dared to find in his own bleak winter. CONTRIBUTORS"Dostoevsky for Our Times" by Editorial introduction by Seth Myers.DOSTOEVSKY: THE FUNDAMENTALS"Dostoevsky the Culturally Active Christian" by William Collen"Dostoevsky's Narrative of (Un)Belief: From Psychology to Theology" by John Givens "Underground Apologetics" by George Scondras "A Midterm in Russian Literature" by Tom SimsTHE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV"The Brothers Karamazov and the Existential Problem of Atheism" by Josiah Peterson "Fifty Shades of Bleak: The Karamazov Principle Explored" by Matthew Lilley "Dear, Kind God: A Divine Dilemma" by Grant Walker BroadhurstTHE IDIOT"Beauty in Tragedy: The Idiot, Dostoevsky, and Eucatastrophe" by Clark Weidner "Interpreting Prince Myshkin: The Idiot" by Joshua Jo Wah Yen CRIME AND PUNISHMENT"What Would I Be Without God?" by Sojourna Howfree "By Their Fruit: An Allegorical Tale" by Brian MeltonSHORT STORIES AND POEMS"Crazy Love: The Action and Call of Grace in Dostoevsky's 'The Dream of the Ridiculous Man'" by Theresa Pihl "The Heart of Christ and Dostoevsky's 'The Christmas Tree and a Wedding'" by Christy Luis "2057 Carnot Street" by Patricia Newberry "Another Magi's Journey" by Awara Fernandez "Necropolis and the Soul's Well" by Katie WindhamREVIEWS"From Literature to Film: Adapting Dostoevsky's Works" by Mary Lou Cornish "Soul Survival Kit: Tolstoy and Dostoevsky" by Seth Myers ."Dostoevsky, Man About Town: Gulags, Muscovite Gentlemen, and Murakami" by Seth Myers "Review of James Scanlan's Dostoevsky the Thinker," by Seth Myers"Dostoevsky in Midnights' Metropolis: Midnights' Anti-Hero and Marvel-ous Heroes" by Seth Myers Volume 6, Issue 4, Advent 2024330 pagesCover Image: Riz Crescini

King Arthur and his legendary Camelot inspire the reflection on the best of humanity and true virtue: faithful friends and comradery, chivalry, courtly love, perseverance to purpose, and the Divine fulfillment of a promise. The enduring appeal of Camelot is the Gospel message told within a Medieval tale: stories where agape love take form with a faithful company persevering to victory led by the King Who Came.The King Arthur Legendarium presents this timeless tale with new scholarship and new tales woven by modern creative members of the fellowship of beauty. Contributions & Contributors"Return to the Timeless Legend" by Annie Nardone, Issue Editor, on Revisiting Chivalry and Adventure"The Myth of Arthur" by G.K. Chesterton poetic honoring of King Arthur"Medieval Virtue: Arthur and Sir Gawain, Women and Men" by Seth Myers on Classical and Arthurian Virtue"True History of the Holy Grail" by Donald Williams, Issue Editor, on Galahad, Sola Gratia, and the Graal"To Help the Wrong'd" by Camilo Peralta on Sanctuary in Idylls of the King"Take Up the Tale" by Malcolm Guite on His Poetic Retelling of the Arthurian Epic"The Coming of Galahad" by Malcolm Guite Ballad of Galahad's Childhood"The Virtuous Arthur" by Josh P. Herring on Resolving a Tension Between C.S. Lewis and Spenser"Death and the Knight" by Roger Maxson on the True Knight and Victory over Death"Arthur and Abbey" by Elizabeth Martin on Edwin Austin Abbey's Galahad Mural Cycle"Avalon" by Justin Wiggins on The Sacred Isle of Avalon"Malory's Apocalyptic Vision" by Joshua S. Fullman on Malory's Le Morte D'arthur."Galahad and the End of the Quest" by Junius Johnson on An Imagined Tale of Galahad"The Sword in the Stone - A Triolet" by Karise Gililland pens a Medieval Poem"Arthur & Regeneration in T.S. Eliot's Waste Land" by Seth Myers on The Search for Regeneration"Enid and Gereint" by John Tuttle on A Romance in Arthur's Kingdom"Always Once and Future" by Donald W. Catchings, Jr. on Arthur as Archetype"C.S. Lewis, Merlin, and Messy Apologetics" by Stephan Bedard on C.S. Lewis and Pragmatic Christian Apologetics"Faerie Queen and the Holy Knight Red Crosse" by Seth Myers on Red Crosse's Symbolic Virtue of Holiness Volume 6, Issue 2Summer 2023280 pagesCover illustration: Virginia de la Lastra

What Makes a Superhero? Superheroes captivate our cultural imagination. From reading comic books in our childhood bedrooms to watching the latest blockbuster on the silver screen, we long to see the champion defeat the villain and ultimately rescue the world from certain destruction. Though the stories may be fantastical, our desires are not. Our hearts are drawn to superheroes because we want someone to triumph over evil and save the world. This issue of An Unexpected Journal proposes that just maybe our desires have already been fulfilled. ContributorsJesse W. Baker: "The Power of Weakness" on Questions of ViolenceDonald W Catchings, Jr.: "He Will Rise" on Nolan's Salvific ThemesAnnie Crawford: "Super-Women and the Price of Power" on Gendered SuperheroesJoseph Holmes: "Superhero Moves Are Worship, Not Theme Parks" on the Attraction of Superhero MoviesChristy Luis: "Ex-Cult Member Saved by Grace" on the Dangers Of False HeroesJason Monroe: "Answering Joker's Dark-Knight-Defying Anarchy"on Competing WorldviewsSeth Myers: "Global Superheroes from the Disneyverse and Studio Ghibli" on Heroism Manifested around the World; "Once a Prince or Princess: MacDonald's Moral Superheroines and Heroes in the Princess Tales" on Ordinary Heroic Actions; and "Planets, Poetry, and the Power of Myth in Halo and Destiny" on the Apologetic Power of Video GamesAnnie Nardone: "Just a Sidekick?" on the Importance of SupportCherish Nelson: "Person or Persona: What's Inside the Spider-Verse?" on Plantinga's Conception of the MultiverseMegan Joy Rials: "Diana Prince, Apologist? Salvation and the Great Commission in Wonder Woman" on an Unlikely ApologistJason M. Smith: "Worth Reading" on Some Good Starting PointsJames M. Swayze: "Superheroes, Saviors, and C.S. Lewis" on Epic, Myth, and Human LongingsJohn P. Tuttle: "Humility Contra Pride as Represented in Thor (2011)" on the Superiority of VirtueClark Weidner: "Faith on Trial in Frank Miller's Daredevil Comics" on Questions of the Greater Good About the CoverWe are all looking for a hero, someone to battle monsters that threaten. A hero can battle the monsters without, but only the Superhero can conquer the monster within. An Unexpected JournalSummer 2021Volume 4, Issue 2300 pages