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David Russell Mosley

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in Jacksonville, The United States

January 21, 1987

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Religion, Fantasy, Poetry

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David Russell Mosley is a poet and theologian living in the Inland Northwest. When not writing and teaching, he enjoys smoking a pipe, drinking a nice beer or scotch, and wandering around in the woods.

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	On the Edges of Elfland: A Fairy-Tale for Grown Ups really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Green Man 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Liturgical Entanglements 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Being Deified: Poetry and Fantasy on the Path to God it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Love That Moves the Sun and Other Stars by David Russell Mosley (Goodreads Author), Matthew A. Rothaus Moser (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Inferno

by Dante Alighieri

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David Mosley and 1 other person liked Maddie's review of The Love That Moves the Sun and Other Stars: "It’s rare to find modern authors committed to preserving and building upon the beauty of the classics, but this is exactly what Mosley does in his Dante-inspired poetry. This book truly is a companion book to the comedy in that it fulfills what the c" Read more of this review »
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