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Jack Baker & Jeffrey Bilbro

By on February 11, 2016 in Faculty Publications

Baker, Jack R. and Jeffrey Bilbro. “Putting Down Roots: Why Universities Need Gardens.” Christian Scholar’s Review 45, no. 2 (2016): 125-142.

Abstract: […]sources stated that the pathetic loafer has never had any interest in moving to even a nearby major city, despite the fact that he has nothing better to do than “sit around all day” being an involved member of his community and using his ample free time to follow pursuits that give him genuine pleasure. […]gardening can cultivate the gratitude that should characterize our posture as placed creatures.

Jack Baker

By on February 7, 2008 in Faculty Publications

Baker, Jack R. “Christ’s Crucifixion and ‘Robin Hood and the Monk’: a Latin Charm Against Thieves in Cambridge, University Library, MS Ff.5.48.” Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society 14, no. 1 (2008): 71-85.

Abstract: The study offers a commentary, transcription, and translation of a previously unpublished Latin version of a charm against thieves titled _Contra ffures et latrones_. In the charm, the story of the two thieves who are crucified with Christ becomes a signification for those travelers who seek to avoid roadside robbers. The charm is bound in a 15th century MS attributed to Gilbert Pilkington that includes the earliest known Robin Hood poem, and allows us to point toward the very real fear of thieves in the late Middle Ages, observe the steps taken for protection against them, and empathize with the thief’s potential for redemption.