What a great recording! I love the inflection in his voice. Thanks for sharing that. I just want to thank you again for last weeks group watch, brilliant idea and hope we can do it again! It was extremely helpful.
Robby? I know you only from your books, PRRI, and a talk you gave at Rutgers so I think I'll keep calling you Robert. Thank you for this, and ALL your work. I used the Doctrine of Discovery book in a class I taught in Fall 2025 and the students loved it. I'm so glad I found your SubStack.
thanks for sharing the audio clip... it was helpful to me as I thought about the deep hole I fell into yesterday over the events in my life that followed a decision I made 50 years ago more or less and that shaped my unfolding future, punishing me for my choice, but not ultimately shaping my response to those events... it was my own personal encounter with the remnants of an older southern Christian morality that was dying but still supported by an aging life support only to re-emerge in our present time in a more virulent form. I still don't know whether it is regret, shame or something else that I carry with me that keeps me silent but haunted... Even if it costs me more I am buying the book locally (I've forgotten if I ordered it previously on one of your many offers but I don't think so.) Looking forward to having it in my hands.
What a great recording! I love the inflection in his voice. Thanks for sharing that. I just want to thank you again for last weeks group watch, brilliant idea and hope we can do it again! It was extremely helpful.
Robby? I know you only from your books, PRRI, and a talk you gave at Rutgers so I think I'll keep calling you Robert. Thank you for this, and ALL your work. I used the Doctrine of Discovery book in a class I taught in Fall 2025 and the students loved it. I'm so glad I found your SubStack.
Glad to reconnect. And thx for assigning the book!
thanks for sharing the audio clip... it was helpful to me as I thought about the deep hole I fell into yesterday over the events in my life that followed a decision I made 50 years ago more or less and that shaped my unfolding future, punishing me for my choice, but not ultimately shaping my response to those events... it was my own personal encounter with the remnants of an older southern Christian morality that was dying but still supported by an aging life support only to re-emerge in our present time in a more virulent form. I still don't know whether it is regret, shame or something else that I carry with me that keeps me silent but haunted... Even if it costs me more I am buying the book locally (I've forgotten if I ordered it previously on one of your many offers but I don't think so.) Looking forward to having it in my hands.
Wonderful Robby. What a powerful read this is and while I'm not an audiobook book fan, will likely get the audiobook as well.
Thank you Robby