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Michael Knowles

Dr. Michael Knowles is ordained in the Anglican Church of Canada, earned a doctoral degree in New Testament studies from the Toronto School of Theology, enjoys bicycle touring, and currently teaches preaching at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Orange silk
EssayMarch 15, 2017

Orange silk

By Michael Knowles

A splash of brilliant orange between many layers. A green dress, moth-eaten, in which she had once danced with her uniformed father amidst the…

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Topology Magazine is a place for active contemplation through prose, poetry, and art: the produce of thoughtful labor in the places where we find ourselves. Each person is inextricably tied to their physical location, and Topology cultivates that connection by publishing work which explicitly or implicitly recognizes the influence of place. Read more …

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