16.03.2021 - as I predicted I spent most of this morning reading about James I's ecclesiastical policy. I need to make my mind up about my argument - it keeps shifting slightly and I don't really know what I want to say. I definitely think James was pursuing a religious balance to support his own authority as supreme governor? But does that count as tolerance or not? And where do I draw the line between religious tolerance and religious toleration?
I need to have a think before I start seriously planning what I want to say. I probably should have gone with a more belief driven question to research but the module I'm writing it for is SO political it's almost outdated in terms of the historiography around religion. But if I had gone with belief and theology I would have had less to research (especially around court factions and the ridiculous amount of bloody bishops in England) and an easier time deciding what I wanted to say.
This afternoon and evening I'm spending with my books. I'm struggling with A Thousand Splendid Suns, it's one of those books that are incredibly valuable to have read but have a terrible reading experience. As of 150 pages in I'm just miserable whenever I pick it up... I'm going to finish it because of my book club and the importance of the topic it's discussing but it isn't going to be a new favourite. It should be said I do struggle with literary fiction in general these days, so this could be the reason why I'm not loving this one as much I did The Kite Runner...
Zoomester Studyblr Challenge Day 16: Preferred hot drink of choice (paraphrased)
At home I'm a Lady Grey tea person. Very hot without milk in the morning but with milk in the afternoon (don't ask why...)
If I'm ordering out I can rarely find decent Lady Grey, so I usually order a vanilla latte. The quality tends to be more consistent with coffee for some reason.
Currently reading: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini; Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
