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An ongoing, thoughtful conversation about the reading life brought to you by the editors and contributors to the Englewood Review of Books. Panelists discuss how they engage in reading, what it means to read well, and of course the books and writers they enjoy. Expect lively discussions about books from all genres from a rotating group of writers and readers who care about reading well.
- 77 - Episode 76: Live Conversation with Jon DePue
The audio for this episode was recorded during a live event in collaboration with The Table and Gravity Commons, in which Matt Tebbe interviewed Jon DePue (co-author of 'Beyond Justification' with Douglas Campbell). The conversation focuses on the themes of this book, common interpretations of Paul's theology and ways to re-approach Paul with new lenses.
Beyond Justification: Liberating Paul's Gospel by Douglas Campbell and Jon DePueFour Views on the Apostle Paul ed. by Michael F. BirdThe Deliverance of God: An Apocalyptic Rereading of Justification in Paul's Gospel by Douglas Campbell
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 22 Apr 2024 - 76 - Episode 75: Stephanie Vander Lugt & Kimberlee Medicine Horn Jackson
Chris sat down at the recent CCDA conference with two first-time podcast guests, Stephanie Vander Lugt and Kimberlee Medicine Horn Jackson, each of whom hosted CCDA workshops. They discuss their work as it relates to the religious practices of indigenous people, the importance of attentiveness, and of course, what they are currently reading.
Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus by C. Christopher Smith and John PattisonLand of the Spotted Eagle by Luther Standing BearDevotions: The Selected Poems of Mary OliverBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall KimmererThe Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race by Willie James JenningsConsider the Birds: A Provocative Guide to Birds of the Bible by Debbie BlueInciting Joy: Essays by Ross GayThe Book of (More) Delights: Essays, Book 2 by Ross GayThe Uncontrollability of the World by Hartmut RosaAn American Sunrise: Poems by Joy Harjo
**This episode is sponsored by InterVarsity Press, publisher of'Zion Learns to See.' When Zion joins her dad at work, she discovers that a day at the community center brings new and wonderful people into her life. Inspired by real events, this children’s book by Terence Lester and his daughter Zion, allows kids and adults to learn with Zion about people experiencing homelessness and see how she is moved to respond as she recognizes that all people matter to God. Zion Learns to See, a new IVP Kids book by Terence Lester and Zion Lester.
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 75 - Episode 74: David Fitch & Myles Werntz
Chris hosted a lively and interactive conversation between first-time guest David Fitch and returning guest Myles Werntz concerning the thesis of David's brand-new book from Brazos Press, the use of power in ministry and the institution of the church, whether power and conflict can be leveraged healthily in community, and of course what they are currently reading.
Reckoning with Power: Why the Church Fails When it's on the Wrong Side of Power by David FitchFrom Isolation to Community: A Renewed Vision For Christian Life Together by Myles WerntzSanctorum Communio: A Theological Study of the Sociology of the Church by Dietrich BonhoefferLife Together: The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community by Dietrich BonhoefferMyles' SubstackMyles' Review of 'Reckoning with Power' for Christianity TodayPachinko by Min Jin LeeShadow Work by Ivan IllichThe Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe by Richard RohrGod's Israel and the Israel of God: Paul and Supersessionism by Michael Bird and Scot McKnightFive Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age by Rosaria ButterfieldGender as Love: A Theological Account of Human Identity, Embodied Desire and Our Social Worlds by Fellipe do Vale
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 04 Mar 2024 - 74 - Episode 73: Live from CCDA w/E.K Strawser and Lisa Rodriguez-Watson
Jen sat down (live!) with two first-time podcast guests at the recent CCDA conference: E.K. Strawser and Lisa Rodriguez-Watson. They have an impassioned discussion about the importance of contextualizing discipleship work in the setting of the local congregation, as well as the importance of Western Christians listening to the global church.
Centering Discipleship: A Pathway for Multiplying Spectators into Mature Disciples by E.K. StrawserHow to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. KendiRise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now by Jeff Yang, Phil Yu & Phillip YangPrayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison WarrenWhen the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensDemon Copperhead: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 19 Feb 2024 - 73 - Episode 72: Live from CCDA w/Andrea Mae, Jody Michele, Andrew Draper
Chris sat down with 3 co-authors and first-time podcast guests at the recent CCDA conference to discuss their work in the intersection of the topics of disability, inclusion, ministry leadership and the life of the church.
Disabling Leadership: A Practical Theology for the Broken Body of Christ by Andrew Draper, Jody Michele & Andrea MaeA Disability History of the United States by Kim NielsenHow the Body of Christ Talks by C. Christopher SmithThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoyevskyDisability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century edited by Alice Wong
Books Mentioned in this Episode:Mon, 29 Jan 2024 - 72 - Episode 71: Our Favorite Books of 2023!
The podcast crew (Jen, Chris & Joel) is joined once again by Ashley Hales for our favorite topic: the books we enjoyed the most this year! ERB Contributors from 2023 also offer their suggestions throughout, so we cover a wide, wide range of titles. Enjoy this veritable feast of reading suggestions to keep you occupied until next year!
Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West by Andrew WilsonDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverDavid Copperfield by Charles DickensHow to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told by Harrison Scott KeyStolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention - And How to Think Deeply Again by Johann HariAll My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir by Beth MooreYou Could Make this Place Beautiful: A Memoir by Maggie SmithThe Kingdom, The Power and the Glory: American Evangelicalism in an Age of Extremism by Tim AlbertaDisobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning by Sarah StankorbFoster by Claire KeeganThese Walls are Starting to Glow (chapbook) by Karen Bjork KubinBox Office Gospel: Poems by Marissa GloverThe Church in an Age of Secular Mysticisms: Why Spiritualities Without God Fail to Transform Us by Andrew RootThe Other Evangelicals: A Story of Liberal, Black, Progressive, Feminist and Gay Christians - And the Movement That Pushed Them Out by Isaac SharpThe Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis by Karen Swallow PriorLoving Disagreement: Fighting for Community Through the Fruit of the Spirit by Matt Mikalatos and Kathy KhangChristian Poetry in America Since 1940: An Anthology edited by Micah Mattix and Sally ThomasRivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith and Migration by Alejandro OlivaSanctuary and Subjectivity: Thinking Theologically about Whiteness and Sanctuary Movements by Michael WoolfThe Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism by Daniel HummelThe Scandal of Leadership by J.R. WoodwardJoel's Interview with JR WoodwardZero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair by Christian WimanThe Crosswicks Journals by Madeliene L'EngleThe Sayings and Stories of the Desert Fathers and Mothers (2 Volume Set) translated by Tim VivianWhere God Happens: Discovering Christ in One Another by Rowan WilliamsChristianity and Critical Race Theory: A Faithful and Constructive Conversation by Robert Chao Romero and Jeff LiouChrist Among the Classes: The Rich, The Poor and the Mission of the Church by Al TizonOvercoming Apathy: Gospel Hope for those Who Struggle to Care by Uche Anizor
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 01 Jan 2024 - 71 - Episode 70: Kathy Khang & Matt Mikalatos
Jen welcomes co-authors Matt Mikalatos (returning ERB podcast guest) and Kathy Khang (first-time podcast guest) for an honest and heartfelt discussion about the topic of their recent book: disagreement and Christian unity.
Loving Disagreement: Fighting For Community Through the Life of the Spirit by Kathy Khang & Matt MikalatosRaise Your Voice: Why We Stay Silent and How to Speak Up by Kathy KhangMore Than Serving Tea: Asian American Women on Expectations, Relationships, Leadership and Faith ed. by Nikki Toyama & Tracey GeeJourney to Love: What We Long For, How to Find it, and How to Pass it on by Matt MikalatosThe Sunlit Lands Trilogy by Matt MikalatosMystery and Manners: Occasional Prose by Flannery O'ConnorOn Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World by Rabbie Danya RuttenbergThe Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism by Lerone MartinEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Wolfe at the Door by Gene WolfeJesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du MezSolo Planet (forthcoming) by Anna BroadwayThe Bone Shard War (trilogy) by Andrea Stewart
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 11 Dec 2023 - 70 - Episode 69: Live from CCDA w/Soong-Chan Rah & Mark Charles
Chris sat down with two first-time ERB Podcast guests, Soong-Chan Rah and Mark Charles, at the recent CCDA conference to discuss their work related to colonialism, race, history and the church.
Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery by Mark Charles and Soong-Chan RahProphetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times by Soong-Chan RahThe Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity by Soong-Chan RahThe Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis by Karen Swallow PriorModern Social Imaginaries by Charles TaylorThe Land is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery by Sarah AugustineHow to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel ImmerwahrDie with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life by Bill Perkins
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 27 Nov 2023 - 69 - Episode 68: On Forgiveness w/Matthew Ichihashi Potts & Sophfronia Scott
Joel took over the host role for a vulnerable and thoughtful conversation on the topic of forgiveness with two first-time ERB guests. They discuss their personal narratives and experiences with forgiveness, the ways dominant cultural discussions of forgiveness can distort the concept, and what they are currently reading.
Forgiveness: An Alternative Account by Matthew Ichihashi PottsCormac McCarthy and the Signs of Sacrament: Literature, Theology and the Moral of Stories by Matthew Ichihashi PottsThe Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton by Sophfronia ScottWild, Beautiful and Free: A Novel by Sophfronia ScottLove's Long Line (21st Century Essays) by Sophfronia ScottThe Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas MertonThe Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace by John Paul LederachThe Wisdom Way of Knowing: Reclaiming an Ancient Tradition to Awaken the Heart by Cynthia BourgealtMoral Failure: On the Impossible Demands of Morality by Lisa TessmanThunderstone: A True Story of Losing One Home and Discovering Another by Nancy CampbellLaRose: A Novel by Louise ErdrichThe Buried Giant by Kazuo IshiguroBe Useful by Arnold SchwarzeneggerWalk the Blue Fields: Stories by Claire KeeganSmall Things Like These by Claire KeeganFoster by Claire KeeganIf Beale Street Could Talk by James BaldwinThe Unsettled: A Novel by Ayana MathisThe Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana MathisThose We Thought We Knew by David Joy
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 06 Nov 2023 - 68 - Episode 67: Karen Swallow Prior and Russell Moore
Jen welcomed first-time ERB guest Russell Moore alongside returning guest Karen Swallow Prior to discuss their recent writings on the state of Evangelical religion and culture in American life, as well as a fascinating and unexpected list of titles they are currently enjoying.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by R MooreThe Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis by Karen Swallow PriorOn Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books by Karen Swallow PriorFierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More: Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist by Karen Swallow PriorBooked: Literature in the Soul of Me by Karen Swallow Prior"How Do People Actually Change?" Article by Simeon Zahl for MockingbirdA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerThe Priory - Karen Swallow Prior on SubstackThe Four Quartets by T.S. EliotAn Experiment in Criticism by C.S. LewisA Secular Age by Charles TaylorCultural Liturgies Trilogy by James KA SmithFranz Kafka: The Complete StoriesHigh Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda RipleyA Time to Build by Yuval LevinThe Godless Crusade by Tobias CremerA World After Liberalism: Philosophers of the Radical Right by Matthew RoseThe Twisted Cross: The German Christian Movement in the Third Reich by Doris BergenThe Goat-Foot God by Dion FortuneThe Green Man by Kingsley AmisThe Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 23 Oct 2023 - 67 - Episode 66: On Poetry with Heather Lanier and Katie Manning
Jen sat down with two first-time guests (and poets) to have the first-ever ERB Podcast episode conversation focused entirely on poetry! They discuss whether the distinction between "poet" and "writer" is legitimate, their own writing processes, and even read a few selections of their recent publications.
Raising a Rare Girl by Heather LanierPsalms of Unknowing (forthcoming) by Heather LanierHereverent by Katie ManningA Light in the Attic by Shel SilversteinWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinBook of Longing by Leonard CohenThe Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert ServiceCloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
Learn more about Heather Lanier here: https://heatherlanierwriter.com/
Learn more about Katie Manning here: https://www.katiemanningpoet.com/
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 25 Sep 2023 - 66 - Episode 65: On 'Four Thousand Weeks' w/Jen Pollock Michel, Marilyn McEntyre & Ragan Sutterfield
Jen takes a shift in a "panelist" seat for this episode, as Chris hosts a conversation between her and two other writers, Marilyn McEntyre and Ragan Sutterfield, as they reflect on the recent book on time and mortality by Oliver Burkeman. They discuss the impact of the book on their own ideas, as well as how it intersects with broader Christian thought.
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanIn Good Time by Jen Pollock MichelCaring For Words in a Culture of Lies, 2nd edition by Marilyn McEntyreWendell Berry and the Given Life by Ragan SutterfieldOn Humus and Humility (forthcoming) by Ragan SutterfieldMake a List: How a Simple Practice Can Change Our Lives and Open Our Hearts by Marilyn McEntyreJayber Crow: A Novel by Wendell BerryRemembering: A Novel by Wendell BerryCounterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy by Melissa GreggFour Quartets: A Poem by T.S. EliotThe Fullness of Time: Jesus Christ, Science and Modernity by Kara SladeA Secular Age by Charles Taylor
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 17 Jul 2023 - 65 - Episode 64: Reviewer Round-Up with Amy Merrick and Aarik Danielsen
Joel sat down with two ERB reviewers and contributors to discuss their recent reviews, as well as what they have been reading lately. A wide swath of genres are discussed, including biography, poetry, theology, and of course, some epic fantasy!
Amy Merrick is a senior professional lecturer in journalism at DePaul University in Chicago. She is also a freelance writer and editor, and a longtime member of the Religion in Literature book group at Grace Lutheran Church in River Forest, Illinois
King: A Life by Jonathan EigParting the Waters: America in the King Years by Taylor BranchStrength to Love by Martin Luther King, Jr.Amy's Review of "King: A Life" by Jonathan Eig for ERBTouch the Earth: Poems on the Way by Drew JacksonAarick's Review of "Touch the Earth" by Drew Jackson for ERB.Promises of Gold by Jose OlivaresThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienSaving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clark by Jenny OdellHow to do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny OdellWhat Are People For? Essays by Wendell BerryBulwarks of Unbelief: Atheism and Divine Absence in a Secular Age by Joseph MinichThe Town and the City by Jack KerouacThe Wind Knows My Name by Isabel AllendeThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeWhen Church Stops Working by Andy Root and Blair BertrandInto the Narrowdark by Tad Williams
Aarik Danielsen is the arts and entertainment editor at the Columbia Daily Tribune and an instructor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He writes a weekly column, The (Dis)content, for Fathom Magazine. His work has been published in Image Journal, Think Christian, Christ and Pop Culture and more.
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Tue, 27 Jun 2023 - 64 - Episode 63: Jeff Clark & Lynda MacGibbon (Live at Urbana)
Jen sat down at Urbana with two first-time podcast guests, Jeff Clark & Lynda MacGibbon to discuss place, habits, rhythms, and of course their own writing.
My Vertical Neighborhood: How Strangers Became a Community — Lynda MacGibbonA Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters — Stephen WitmerThe Forgotten Church: Why Rural Ministry Matters for Every Church in America — Glenn DamanNo Little Places: The Untapped Potential of the Small-Town Church — Ron Klassen, John KoesslerThe Power of Group Prayer: How Intercession Transforms Us and the World — Carolyn CarneySurrender: 40 Songs, One Story — Bono
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 05 Jun 2023 - 63 - Episode 62: Sabrina Chan & La Thao (Live at Urbana)
Chris sat down at Urbana with two first-time podcast guests and recent co-authors of the recent book "Learning Our Names." They discuss the writing of this project, the importance of names, and their personal backgrounds.
Learning Our Names: Asian American Christians on Identity, Relationships, and Vocation — Sabrina S. Chan, Linson Daniel, E. David de Leon, La ThaoVoices of Lament: Reflections on Brokenness and Hope in a World Longing for Justice — Natasha Sistrunk RobinsonWhat My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma — Stephanie FooMotherhood: A Confession — Natalie Carnes
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 29 May 2023 - 62 - Episode 61: Josh Harper & Lowell Bliss (Live at Urbana 2022)
Chris sat down with Josh Harper and Lowell Bliss at Urbana for a thoughtful and impassioned conversation about Christianity, environmentalism and creation care, as well as their work and what they're reading.
Environmental Missions: Planting Churches and Trees — Lowell BlissPeople, Trees, and Poverty: A Snapshot of Environmental Missions — Lowell BlissThe Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection through Embodied Living — Hillary McBrideBecoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth — Randy WoodleyIn Deep Waters: Spiritual Care for Young People in a Climate Crisis — Talitha Amadea AhoThe Ministry for the Future — Kim Stanley Robinson
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 15 May 2023 - 61 - Episode 60: Andy Crouch & Wendy Quay (Live at Urbana 2022)
Chris sat down with Andy Crouch and Wendy Quay at Urbana 22 for a conversation about vocation, calling, purpose, and how these topics intersect with their work and writing.
The Life We’re Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World — Andy CrouchSacred Pace: Four Steps to Hearing God and Aligning Yourself With His Will — Terry LooperThree Mile an Hour God — Koyama KosukeWork in the Spirit: Toward a Theology of Work — Miroslav VolfBiblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture — Christopher WatkinWhere the Crawdads Sing — Delia OwensThe Patient Ferment of the Early Church: The Improbable Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire — Alan KreiderPiranesi — Susanna Clarke
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 08 May 2023 - 60 - Episode 59: Terry & Darlene Wildman (Live at Urbana 2022)
Chris sat down at Urbana with first-time guests Terry & Darlene Wildman for an insightful and illuminating conversation about the process of writing the First Nations Version of the New Testament, as well as the work of writing and contextualization in general.
When the Great Spirit Walked Among Us — Terry M. WildmanFirst Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament — Terry M. Wildman, First Nations Version Translation Council
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 01 May 2023 - 59 - Episode 58: Sam Kim & Greg Coles (Live at Urbana)
Jen sat down with two first-time podcast guests at Urbana to discuss their recent work and the topics of belonging and loneliness.
A Holy Haunting: Why Faith Isn’t a Leap but a Series of Staggers from One Safe Place to Another — Sam KimNo Longer Strangers: Finding Belonging in a World of Alienation — Greg ColesWhere God Happens: Discovering Christ in One Another — Rowan WilliamsLife Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community — Dietrich Bonhoeffer“The Body” — Stephen KingCastaways of the Flying Dutchman — Brian Jacques
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 10 Apr 2023 - 58 - Episode 57: John Inazu & Monty Montgomery (Live at Urbana)
Chris sat down with two first-time guests for a deeply-felt and thought-provoking conversation about Christian witness in a time of contention and social polarization.
Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving through Deep Difference — John Inazu The End of the Christian Life: How Embracing Our Mortality Frees Us to Truly Live — J. Todd BillingsForgive: Why Should I and How Can I? — Tim KellerAfrica Bible Commentary: A One-Volume Commentary Written by 70 African Scholars — ZondervanReading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope — Esau McCaulleyGentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers — Dane OrtlundThe Thursday Murder Club — Richard Osman
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 03 Apr 2023 - 57 - Episode 56: Marlena Graves & Jason Gaboury (live at Urbana)
Jen sat down with returning guest Marlena Graves and first-time guest Jason Gaboury at Urbana for a thoughtful discussion on the life of contemplation, particularly in our polarized and highly-activist cultural moment.
Wait with Me: Meeting God in Loneliness — Jason Gaboury The Way Up Is Down: Becoming Yourself by Forgetting Yourself — Marlena Graves
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 27 Mar 2023 - 56 - Episode 55: Live from Urbana with James Choung & Don Everts
Chris had an energetic conversation about the topic of "revival" at Urbana with two first time guests: James Choung & Don Everts. They talk about their experiences with revival, as well as their writing on the topic.
Longing for Revival: From Holy Discontent to Breakthrough Faith — James Choung, Ryan PfeifferMovements That Change the World: Five Keys to Spreading the Gospel — Steve AddisonJesus and Community: The Social Dimensions of Christian Faith — Gerhard LohfinkDiscover Your Gifts: Celebrating How God Made You and Everyone You Know — Don EvertsThe Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale — Margaret AtwoodGathering Blue — Lois LowryA Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders — Mark SayersStrengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry — Ruth Haley BartonSpirituality of Gratitude: The Unexpected Blessings of Thankfulness — Joshua Choonmin Kang
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 20 Mar 2023 - 55 - Episode 54: Sheila Wise Rowe & Irwyn L. Ince, Jr. (Live at Urbana)
Jen sat down with two first-time guests at Urbana to discuss their personal journeys and work related to race, American history and Christianity.
Young, Gifted, and Black: A Journey of Lament and Celebration — Sheila Wise RoweHealing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience — Sheila Wise RoweThe Beautiful Community: Unity, Diversity, and the Church at Its Best — Irwyn L. Ince Jr.Where Do We Go From Here: From A Call to Conscience — Martin Luther King Jr.Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope— Esau McCaulleyWestminster Larger CatechismJesus and the Disinherited — Howard ThurmanFaithful Antiracism: Moving Past Talk to Systemic Change — Christina Edmondson, Chad Brennan
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 13 Mar 2023 - 54 - Episode 53: Live at Urbana with Jeff Liou, Robert Chao Romero & Al Tizon
Chris sits down with two first-time guests, and one returning guest, for a live conversation at Urbana about the myriad ways that things like race and culture intersect with power and hierarchy in our culture.
Christianity and Critical Race Theory: A Faithful and Constructive Conversation — Robert Chao Romero, Jeff LiouChrist Among the Classes: The Rich, the Poor, and the Mission of the Church — Al TizonFirst Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament — Terry M. WildmanThe Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity — Eugene McCarraherI Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone — Nina SimoneA Letter to the Pope: The Keeper of the Nest — Jennifer WorthamFlood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God — Matthew J. Lynch
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 06 Mar 2023 - 53 - Episode 52: Live at CCDA w/Mark Strong & Joe Bowling
Chris had the opportunity to hold a fascinating conversation about economics, gentrification and demographic change with two ministry leaders and first-time podcast guests at CCDA. They talk about the history of their neighborhoods, as well as what they are currently reading.
Church for the Fatherless: A Ministry Model for Society's Most Pressing Problem by Mark StrongWho Moved My Neighborhood? Leading Congregations Through Gentrification and Economic Change by Mark StrongFalling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life by Richard Rohr
Books and Writing Mentioned in this Episode:
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Tue, 14 Feb 2023 - 52 - Episode 51: Live at CCDA w/Sandra Van Opstal & Robert Chao Romero & Roberto Solis
Chris had the opportunity to speak with 3 first-time podcast guests at CCDA. They discuss their recent books, genuinely diverse worship and the dynamics of being Latino/a in ministry leadership in our cultural moment.
The Next Worship: Glorifying God in a Diverse World by Sandra Van OpstalBrown Church: Five Centuries of Latino/a Social Justice, Theology and Identity by Robert Chao RomeroWhy Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel TatumSanta Biblia: The Bible Through Hispanic Eyes by Justo GonzalezPedro Paramo by Juan RulfoEl Trino Dios Y La Mision Integral by Rene Padilla, Pedro Arana, Samuel EscobarVoices of Lament: Reflections on Brokenness and Hope in a World Longing for Justice by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson
Books & Writing Mentioned in this Episode:
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Tue, 07 Feb 2023 - 51 - Episode 50: Our favorite books of 2022 (and our favorite ERB podcast moments)
Jen leads a freewheeling conversation with a roundtable of guests, who all reflect on their favorite books that were released in 2022. Also, Joel briefly takes over the episode for a reflection on the state of the ERB podcast after 50 episodes. Enjoy!
Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much by Ashley HalesA Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits by Ashley HalesThe Life We're Looking for: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World by Andy CrouchThe Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in its Proper Place by Andy CrouchThe Church After Innovation: Questioning our Obsession with Work, Creativity & Entrepreneurship by Andy RootJoel's YouTube interview with Andy RootWinters in the World: A Journey Through the Anglo-Saxon Year by Eleanor ParkerConquered: The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England by Eleanor ParkerCelebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Profits and Platforms are Hurting the Church by Katelyn BeatySmall Things Like These by Claire KeeganA World of Curiosities by Louise PennyBittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make us Whole by Susan CainThe Nineties by Chuck KlostermanSea of Tranquility by Emily St. John MandelCloud Atlas by David MitchellStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelAn Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed YongThe Book of Minds: How to Understand Ourselves and Other Beings, from Animals to AI to Aliens by Phillip BallIf Nietzche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity by Justin GreggWays of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for Planetary Intelligence by James BridleWhen Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness by David Pena-GuzmanBark to the Future: A Chet & Bernie Mystery by Spencer QuinnInciting Joy: Essays by Ross GayRest is Resistance by Tricia HerseySubversive Sabbath by A.J. SwobodaForgive: Why Should I and How Can I? by Timothy KellerForgiveness: An Alternative Account by Matthew Ichihashi PottsFree of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace by Miroslave Volf
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 23 Jan 2023 - 50 - Episode 49: Live from CCDA w/Donna Barber and Michelle Ferrigno Warren
Chris had the chance to sit down at CCDA with two first-time podcast guests Donna Barber and Michelle Warren for a conversation themed about their new books, as well as the work they both do to mobilize people for justice and social change and what sustains them on the journey.
Bread for the Resistance: Forty Devotions for Justice People by Donna BarberJoin the Resistance: Step Into the Good Work of Kingdom Justice by Michelle Ferrigno WarrenThe Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action by Michelle Ferrigno WarrenGod's Long Summer: Stories of Faith and Civil Rights by Charles MarshThe Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World by Desmond Tutu and Mph TutuAn Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by Kyle T. MaysTruth's Table: Black Women's Musings on Life, Love and Liberation by Ekemini Uwan, Christina Edmonson & Michelle HigginsState of Terror by Hillary Clinton and Louise PenneyVoices of Lament: Reflections on Brokenness and Hope in a World Longing for Justice edited by Natasha Sistrunk RobinsonThe Feminist Mystique by Betty FriedanA War on My Body: A War on My Rights by Paxton Smith et al.
Special thanks to IVP for granting the space to record this conversation at the conference!
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 09 Jan 2023 - 49 - Episode 48: Andy Crouch & Katelyn Beaty
Jen has an honest and animated conversation with returning guest Katelyn Beaty and first-time guest Andy Crouch on the perils of power, celebrity, platform and fame in the Christian church.
Katelyn Beaty is a journalist, editor, and keen observer of trends in the American church. She has written for a variety of publications and is cohost of the Saved by the Citypodcast. She’s the author ofCelebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church(Brazos Press, 2022) andA Woman's Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World(Simon & Schuster, 2016). She lives in New York City.Andy Crouch is partner for theology and culture at Praxis, an organization that works as a creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship. His writing explores faith, culture, and the image of God in the domains of technology, power, leadership, and the arts. He is the author of five books, most recently The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World. He lives with his family in Pennsylvania.
Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms and Profits are Hurting the Church by Katelyn BeatyA Woman's Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home and the World by Katelyn BeatyThe Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World by Andy CrouchThe Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries From a Secret World by Peter WohllebenCan't Even: How Millenials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Helen PetersonLow Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (And Yourself) by David ZahlPoetry and Prose in the 16th Century by C.S. Lewis (Oxford History of English Literature)The Embers and the Stars: A Philosophical Inquiry into the Moral Sense of Nature by Erazim Kohak
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 19 Dec 2022 - 48 - Episode 47: Live from CCDA w/Alexia Salvatierra & Greg Jarrell
Chris had the chance to sit down at CCDA with two first-time podcast guests Alexia Salvatierra & Greg Jarrell for a conversation themed around Alexia's new book, and especially what majority-culture Christians can learn from marginalized, immigrant communities across the globe.
Buried Seeds: Learning From the Vibrant Resilience of Marginalized Christian Communities by Alexia Salvatierra & Brandon WrencherGreg'sreview of 'Buried Seeds' for ERBOur Trespasses: White Churches and the Making and Taking of Neighborhoods by Greg Jarrell (forthcoming from Fortress Press)Globalization and Theology (Horizons in Theology) by Jeorg RiegerGhostly Matters: Haunting and the Social Imagination by Avery GordonBeloved by Toni MorrisonHealing Haunted Histories: A Settler Discipleship of Decolonization by Elaine Enns & Ched Myers
Special thanks to IVP for granting the space to record this conversation at the conference!
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 05 Dec 2022 - 47 - Episode 46: Jon Sweeney, Laura Fabrycky & Andrew Arndt
Chris sits in the host seat for a wide-ranging discussion of asceticism with three fantastic panelists. They talk about the place of asceticism in Christian history and tradition, as well as the relevance of ascetic practices in our cultural context.
Teresa of Calcutta: Dark Night, Active Love by Jon SweeneyThe Pope Who Quit: A True Medieval Tale of Mystery, Death and Salvation by Jon SweeneySt. Francis of Assisi: His Life, Teachings and Practice by Jon SweeneyKeys to Bonhoeffer's Haus by Laura FabryckyStreams in the Wasteland: Finding Spiritual Renewal with the Desert Fathers and Mothers by Andrew ArndtCome Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta by Mother TeresaThe Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers by Henri NouwenWhere God Happens: Discovering Christ in One Another by Rowan WilliamsThe Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist Monastery by Henri NouwenThe Mystical as Political by Aristotle PapanikolaouAwake and Alive: Thomas Merton According to His Novices ed. by Jon SweeneyMother of the Light: Prayers to the Theotokos by Rev. Maximos Constasthe Collected Ghost Stories by M.R. JamesMink River by Brian DoylePaul and the Gift by John BarclayExiles: A Novel by Ron Hansen
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 28 Nov 2022 - 46 - Episode 45: Michael Gorman & Nijay Gupta
Joel takes over the podcast for a Biblical Studies-themed discussion with two fantastic scholars. They discuss their scholarly work, but also consider the challenges and blessings of writing for both academic and popular-level audiences.
Michael J. Gorman is the Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary & University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, where he has taught since 1991. He is a New Testament scholar who specializes especially in the letters, theology, and spirituality of the apostle Paul. He is the author of many articles on biblical interpretation and on ethics, and nearly 20 books, most recently Romans: A Theological and Pastoral Commentary from Eerdmans.Nijay Gupta is a second-time guest on the ERB podcast! He is currently professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary, and has also written much on the Apostle Paul including Worship That Makes Sense to Paul and Paul and the Language of Faith. He has also written numerous academic articles for journals such as Journal for the Study of the New Testament and The Catholic Biblical Quarterly and is co-editor of the planned second edition of the Dictionary of Paul and His Letters (InterVarsity Press). His most recent book is "15 New Testament Words of Life" from Zondervan.
Romans: A Theological and Pastoral Commentary by Michael GormanWorship That Makes Sense to Paul by Nijay GuptaPaul and the Language of Faith by Nijay Gupta15 New Testament Words of Life: A New Testament Theology for Real Life by Nijay GuptaCruciformity: Paull's Narrative Theology of the Cross by Michael GormanApostle of the Crucified Lord: A Theological Introduction to Paul and His Letters by Michael GormanA Beginner's Guide to New Testament Studies: Understanding Key Debates by Nijay GuptaPaul and the Gift by John BarclayPaul and the Power of Grace by John Barclay"The This-Worldiness of the New Testament's Otherworldly Spirituality" (Essay) by Michael GormanColossians (Commentary) by Nijay GuptaReading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness - Following the Lamb into the New Creation by Michael GormanThe Roman Guide to Slave Management: A Treatise by Nobleman Marcus Sidonius Falx by Jerry TonerPolitical Gospel: Public Witness in a Politically Crazy World by Patrick SchreinerThe Lost Letters of Pergamum: A Story From the New Testament World by Bruce LongeneckerForetaste of the Future: Reading Revelation in Light of God's Mission by Dean Flemmingfiftywordstories.com (Eileen Mardres)fiveminutelit.com (Eileen Mardres)Midwest Futures by Phil Christman
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 31 Oct 2022 - 45 - Episode 44: Jamie Smith & Jen Pollock Michel
Chris sits in the host seat to welcome a brand-new guest, James K. A. Smith, alongside a very familiar panelist to those who follow ERB, Jen Pollock Michel, for a discussion on the subject of "living faithfully in time." Enjoy!
In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace by Jen Pollock MichelHow to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now by James K. A. SmithThe Sabbath by Abraham Joshua HeschelFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanA Month of Sundays by John Updike (In the Library of America Collection John Updike: Novels 1968-1975)The Divine Hours (3-book series) by Phyllis TickleCultural Liturgies (3-book series) by James K. A. SmithYou Are What You Love by James K. A. SmithTeach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith by Jen Pollock MichelEmbrace Fearlessly the Burning World: Essays by Barry LopezArctic Dreams by Barry LopezFaith, Hope and Carnage by Nick CaveGlittering Vices: A New Look at the 7 Deadly Sins and Their Remedies by Rebecca DeYoungHell of a Book: A Novel by Jason MottA Hermeneutic of Wisdom: Recovering the Formative Agency of Scripture by J. de Waal Dryden
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 17 Oct 2022 - 44 - Episode 43: Clarissa Moll & Amanda Held OpeltThe ERB Podcast is back after a summer break! Jen is joined by two first-time guests for an honest discussion about processing grief, loss and heartache, and how that intersects with the writing and reading life.
Clarissa Moll is an author, podcaster, and the young widow of author Rob Moll. Her husband’s first book, The Art of Dying,was released in April 2021 with Clarissa’s new afterword. Clarissa’s debut book, Beyond the Darkness: A Gentle Guide for Walking with Grief and Thriving After Loss released with Tyndale this year.
Amanda Held Opelt is an author, speaker, and songwriter. She writes about faith, grief, and creativity, and believes in the power of community, ritual, shared worship and storytelling to heal even our deepest wounds. Amanda has spent 15 years as a social worker and a humanitarian aid worker. Her debut book, A Hole in the World: Finding Hope in Rituals of Grief and Healing released with Worthy this year.
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)
The Art of Dying: Living Fully in the Life to Come by Rob Moll & Clarissa MollBeyond the Darkness: A Gentle Guide for Living with Grief and Thriving After Loss by Clarissa MollA Hold in the World: Finding Hope in Rituals of Grief and Healing by Amanda Held OpeltTelling the Bees and other Customs by Mark NormanDeath in Early America by Margaret CoffinSurprised by Paradox by Jen Pollock MichelSurprised by Joy by C.S. LewisTelling the Truth by Frederick BuechnerA Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss by Jerry SittserBlack Widow by Leslie Gray StreeterThe Hot Young Widows Club by Nora McInernyThe Gathering of Zion: The Story of the Mormon Trail by Wallace StegnerEight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by John GottmanSeasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God by Tim ChalliesAmusing Ourselves to Death by Neil PostmanThe Cloister Walk by Kathleen NorrisTechnopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil PostmanMon, 26 Sep 2022 - 43 - Episode 42: ERB Reviewer Round-Up (Josh Livingston & Myles Werntz)
Joel takes over the podcast for another wide-ranging "reviewer round-up" with two excellent first-time guests. They talk a lot about books that intersect with the conversation about race in America, and of course, list off the titles they are currently reading.
Joshua E. Livingston is a writer and community developer currently residing in Indianapolis. He is the director of Cultivating Communities and the author of Sunrays on the Beachhead of the New Creation (Wipf & Stock, 2021).Myles Werntz is associate professor of theology and director of Baptist studies at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. He is the author or editor of several books, including Bodies of Peace, A Field Guide to Christian Nonviolence, and the brand new book, From Isolation to Community: A Renewed Vision for Christian Life Together (Baker Academic).
Books and Writing Mentioned in this Episode:
Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism by Jonathan TranJosh's written review of Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial CapitalismSunrays on the Beachhead of the New Creation by Josh LivingstonBodies of Peace: Ecclesiology, Nonviolence & Witness by Myles WerntzA Field Guide to Christian Nonviolence: Key Thinkers, Activists & Movements for the Gospel of Peace by David Cramer & Myles WerntzFrom Isolation to Community: A Renewed Vision for Christian Life Together by Myles WerntzThe Loneliest Americans by Jay Caspian KangMinor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park HongHow to Be Normal: Essays by Phil ChristmanMyles' written review of How to Be NormalMidwest Futures by Phil ChristmanBreaking Ground: Charting Our Future in a Pandemic Year by Plough/CommentRacecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life by Barbara Fields & Karen FieldsHeathen: Religion and Race in American History by Kathryn Gin LumShared Wisdom: Use of the Self in Pastoral Care and Counseling by Pamela Cooper-WhiteThe Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why People are Drawn in and How to Talk Across the Divide by Pamela Cooper-WhiteThat We May Be One: Practicing Unity in a Divided Church by Gary B. AgeeHumbler Faith, Bigger God: Finding a Story to Live By by Samuel WellsThe Internet is not What You Think it is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning by Justin E. H. SmithLife Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community by Dietrich BonhoefferTools for Conviviality by Ivan IllichH20 & the Waters of Forgetfulness by Ivan IllichDeschooling Society by Ivan IllichConfessions by Augustine (Translated by Sarah Ruden)Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted and Reimagined in His Own Time by Sarah RudenSimone Weil: An AnthologyLeisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef PieperIndigenous Theology and the Western Worldview by Randy WoodleyLisey's Story by Stephen King
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 06 Jun 2022 - 42 - Episode 41: Jessica Hooten Wilson & Karen Swallow Prior
This episode is all about celebrating and reading great literary works. Jen is joined by first-time guest Jessica Hooten Wilson, as well as repeat guest Karen Swallow Prior, who are both outstanding guides through the world of classic literature. They discuss the value of great literature, the historical difference between Catholic and Protestant novelists, and of course what they are currently reading.
Jessica Hooten Wilson is the Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas. She is the author of numerous books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, published in 2022 by Brazos Press. Her book,Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O’Connor and The Brothers Karamazov, received a 2018 Christianity Today Book of the Year Award in the Culture & the Arts.
Karen Swallow Prior is Research Professor of English and Christianity and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She’s the author, most recently, of On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books and hosts the recently launched podcast Jane and Jesus. She lives in rural Virginia with her husband and sundry dogs, horses, and chickens.Books & Writing Mentioned in this Episode:
Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints by Jessica Hooten WilsonGiving the Devil His Due: Demonic Authority in the Fiction of Flannery O'Connor and Fyodor Dostoyevsky by Jessica Hooten WilsonOn Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books by Karen Swallow PriorThe Love of Learning and the Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture by Jean LeclercqA Good Man is Hard to Find And Other Stories by Flannery O'ConnorDivine Comedy by Dante AlighieriDante, Bunyan and the Case for a Protestant Aesthetics (Article in Journal of Systematic Theology) by William DyrnessThe Novel: A Biography by Michael SchmidtThere There by Tommy OrangeGreen Ember Series by S. D. SmithThe Dante Club by Matthew PearlPurgatorio by Dante Alighieri Translated by Mary Jo BangThe Western Wind by Samantha HarveyRead and Reflect with the Classics Series by Karen Swallow Prior
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 11 Apr 2022 - 41 - Episode 40: Reviewer Roundup with Justin Cober-Lake and Sara Easterly
Joel hops into the host seat for a fun and freewheeling conversation with a few ERB reviewers about recent publications they've written about, what they are looking forward to in publishing, and of course, what we are all currently reading.
Justin Cober-Lake is a pastor in central Virginia. He holds an M.A. in American Studies from the University of Virginia and has worked in academic publishing for the past 15 years. His editing and freelance writing have focused mostly on cultural criticism, particularly pop music.Sara Easterly is an adoptee and the author of the award-winning memoir, Searching for Mom, and a member of the Redbud Writers Guild and Freedom Road Institute’s Global Writers’ Group. Her adoption- and faith-focused articles and essays have been published by Psychology Today, Red Letter Christians, Godspace, Her View From Home, and Severance Magazine, to name a few. Sara is also the founder of Adoptee Voices, leading writing groups and managing an e-Zine to help other adoptees express their stories. Find her online at saraeasterly.com.
How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace by Melissa Florer-BixlerJustin's Review of "How to Have an Enemy" on ERBPlaying God: Redeeming the Gift of Power by Andy CrouchFortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World - And How to Repair it All by Lisa Sharon HarperSara's Review of "Fortune" on ERBUnsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery by March Charles and Soong-Chan RahChristian Ethics: A New Covenant Model by Hak Joon LeeJustin's Review of "Christian Ethics" on ERBThe Crucifixion of the Warrior God: Interpreting the Old Testament's Violent Portraits of God in Light of the Cross by Greg BoydCross Vision: How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence by Greg BoydAll the White Friends I Couldn't Keep: Hope - and Hard Pills to Swallow - About Fighting for Black Lives by Andre HenryMy Body is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church by Amy KennyBeyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration by Karen GonzalezEverything Sad is Untrue (a true story) by Daniel NayeriThe Destruction of the Canaanites: God, Genocide and Biblical Interpretation by Charlie TrimmThe Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob DylanStamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. KendiHow (and why) to make your lover's head disappear by Gero MannellaPrayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison WarrenHow to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael SchurThe Goldfinch: A Novel by Donna TarttThe War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyReimagining Adoption: What Adoptees Seek from Family and Faith by Sally Ankerfelt and Gayle SwiftHeretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation by Peter MarshallNemesis Games by James S. A. Corey
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 21 Mar 2022 - 40 - Episode 39: Beth Allison Barr and Jonathan Brooks
Chris takes over the podcast today for a thoughtful and incisive discussion on the insidious nature of hierarchy and how it impacts so much of human society and structures. He is joined by two first-time guests, Beth Allison Barr and Jonathan Brooks, who bring a wealth of personal experience and academic rigor to the conversation.
The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth by Beth Allison BarrChurch Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods by Jonathan BrooksThe Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages by Geraldine HengGod is a Black Woman by Christena ClevelandFortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World - And How to Repair it All by Lisa Sharon HarperBonhoeffer's Black Jesus: Harlem Renaissance Theology and an Ethic of Resistance by Reggie WilliamsIf God Still Breathes, Why Can't I? Black Lives Matter and Biblical Authority by Angela Parker
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 07 Mar 2022 - 39 - Episode 38: Jamin Goggin & Kyle Strobel
Jen is joined by two first-time guests, Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel, to discuss the new re-release of their 2017 bookThe Way of the Dragon or The Way of the Lamb,while also touching on the more general concept of healthy or toxic uses of power in the church in our culture today.
The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb: Searching for Jesus' Path of Power in a Church that Has Abandoned It by Jamin Goggin and Kyle StrobelA Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene PetersonBecoming Elizabeth Elliott by Ellen VaughnLife of St Anthony of Egypt by St AthanasiusNaming the Powers by Walter WinkPractices of Power: Revisiting the Principalities and Powers in the Pauline Letters by Robert MosesSong of Songs by Bernard of ClairvauxThe Elusive Presence by Samuel TerrienGod without Measure by John Webster Moral Reflections on the Book of Job by Gregory the Great Talking Back: A Monastic Handbook for Combating Demons by EvagriusThe Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Jamin Goggin serves as a pastor at Mission Hills Church. He has been in pastoral ministry for seventeen years. Jamin speaks and writes in the areas of spiritual formation, ministry and theology. He holds two Masters degrees and a PhD in systematic theology. He lives in Southern California with his wife, Kristin, and their four children.
Kyle Strobel is a professor of spiritual theology and formation at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University and writes on spiritual formation, theology, and Jonathan Edwards. Kyle lives in Southern California with his wife, Kelli, and their two children, and serves on the preaching team of Redeemer Church.
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 14 Feb 2022 - 38 - Episode 37: Our Favorite Books of 2021!
Jen hosts a freewheeling conversation with Chris and Joel about their collective reading habits in 2021, how they identify books for "lists" like this, and of course, which titles rose to the top as their favorite reading experiences in 2021. A host of various ERB contributors also chime in with their favorites of the year.
Means of Grace: A Year of Weekly Devotions by Fleming RutledgeLifting the Veil: Imagination and the Kingdom of God by Malcolm GuiteHow the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery by Clint SmithThe First Nations Version of the New TestamentThe Congregation in a Secular Age: Keeping Sacred Time Against the Speed of Modern Life by Andrew RootJoel's Review of 'The Congregation in a Secular Age' for ERBSubversive Witness: Scripture's Call to Leverage Privilege by Dominique Dubois GilliardWhite Picket Fences: Turning Toward Love in a World Divided by Privilege by Amy Julia BeckerBecoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness and Gentle Discipleship by John SwintonOn Immunity: An Inoculation by Eula BissPrayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison WarrenDear White Peacemakers: Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace by Osheta MooreThe Last Graduate: A Novel by Naomi NovikThe Memory of Babel: Book Three of the Mirror Visitor Quartet by Christelle DabosProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth by Beth Allison BarrThe Creationists: From Scientific Creationism to Intelligent Design by Ronald NumbersOne Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America by Kevin KruseWas America Founded as a Christian Nation? by John FeaJesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du MezCarved in Ebony: Lessons From the Black Women Who Shape Us by by Jasmine HolmesThe Hare With Amber Eyes: An Inheritance by Edmund De WaalLetters to Camondo by Edmund De WaalLast Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal by George PackerTribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian JungerGreat Circle: A Novel by Maggie ShipsteadLight Perpetual: A Novel by Francis SpuffordUnapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense by Francis SpuffordLeadership, God's Agency and Disruptions: Confronting Modernity's Wager by Mark Lau Branson and Alan RoxburghShoutin' in the Fire: An American Epistle by Dante StewartHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellI Am, I Am, I Am : Seventeen Brushes With Death by Maggie O'FarrellA Year of Reading by John Wilson (For First Things Magazine)The Hermits of Big Sur by Paula HustonA Line of Driftwood: The Ada Blackjack Story by Diane GlancyThe Everlasting People: G.K. Chesterton and the First Nations by Matthew MillinerBook Notes Newsletter (from Hearts and Minds Bookstore)
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 27 Dec 2021 - 37 - Episode 36: Willie Jenning's Acts Commentary (with Nate Pyle and Katy Lines)
Chris sits in the host chair again for a conversation all about Willie Jenning's commentary on Acts. He is joined by two first-time guests who are pastors that have found Jenning's commentary particularly helpful in their local church work. They discuss what it is about Jenning's approach that is so innovative and helpful, and especially why this is a timely commentary for a post-covid church.
Acts: A Theological Commentary on the Bible by Willie James JenningsThe Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race by Willie James JenningsMan Enough: How Jesus Redefines Manhood by Nate PyleJesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du MezLeadership, God's Agency and Disruptions: Confronting Modernity's Wager by Mark Lau Branson and Alan J. RoxburghFamilies at the Crossroads: Beyond Tradition and Modern Options by Rodney ClappA Peculiar People: The Church as Culture in a Post-Christian Society by Rodney Clapp
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If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 13 Dec 2021 - 36 - Episode 35: Andy Root & John Swinton
Chris sits in the host chair to speak with two outstanding first-time podcast guests: Andy Root and John Swinton. They have a sharp and philosophically-informed discussion on our experience of time, modernity, and the social concepts of "acceleration" and "resonance."
Becoming Friends of Time: Discipleship, Timefullness & Gentle Discipleship by John SwintonFinding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges by John SwintonThe Congregation in a Secular Age: Keeping Sacred Time Against the Speed of Modern Life by Andy RootA Secular Age by Charles TaylorA Geography of Time: The Temporal Misadventures of a Social Psychologist by Robert LevineAlienation and Acceleration: Towards a Critical Theory of Late-Modern Temporality by Hartmut RosaSocial Acceleration: A New Theory of Modernity by Hartmut RosaThe Uncontrollability of the World by Hartmut Rosa & James WagnerThree Mile and Hour God by Kosuke KoyamaThe Soul of Care: The Moral Education of a Husband and a Doctor by Arthur KleinmanThe Complete Mystical Words of Meister Eckhart
John Swinton is professor of theology at the University of Aberdeen, and author of numerous books. Some listeners may remember that we ran an interview last year with John about his book, Finding Jesus in the Storm: The spiritual lives of people with mental health challenges. However, today’s conversation will highlight an earlier book of John’s: Becoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship.
Andrew Root is professor at Luther Seminary, and author of, among other books, The Congregation in a Secular Age: Keeping Sacred Time against the Speed of Modern Life, the third and final book in his Ministry in a Secular Age series, which engages Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age, exploring what Taylor’s work might mean for our life together in the church.
Books & Writing Mentioned in this Episode:
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Fri, 26 Nov 2021 - 35 - Episode 34: Editor Round-Up with Chris Smith & John Wilson
Joel takes the host seat again for a "round-up" conversation with Chris Smith and John Wilson for a freewheeling conversation about recent ERB content, intriguing upcoming book releases, and of course lots of discussion about what we are current reading!
ERB Review of "How to Have an Enemy" by Justin Cober-LakeERB Podcast episode #33 (On writing book reviews)The Hermits of Big Sur by Paula HustonThe Everlasting People: G.K. Chesterton and the First Nations by Matthew MillinerThe War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry StraussThe Fruit Thief: Or, One Way Into the Interior: A Novel by Peter HandkeThe FSG Poetry Anthology edited by Jonathan Galassi and Robyn CreswellThe Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty and Community by Curt ThompsonThe Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves by Curt ThompsonTightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunnBowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert PutnamThe Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone - And How Leaders Can Respond by Susan MettesLake Drive BooksReading Evangelicals: How Christian Fiction Shaped a Culture and a Faith by Daniel SillimanShoutin' in the Fire: An American Epistle by Dante StewartThe Nature of Economies by Jane JacobsOf Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World by Nina KrausWhen Brains Dream: Exploring the Science and Mystery of Sleep by Antonia ZadraWhen Christmas Comes by Andrew KlavanIt's a Wonderful Woof by Spencer QuinnPilgrim's Way by Abdulrazak GurnahBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall KimmererThe Second Sleep by Robert Harris
Books & Content Mentioned:
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Tue, 09 Nov 2021 - 34 - Episode 33: John Wilson & Tamara Murphy
Joel takes over the podcast for an episode focused on writing book reviews! He is joined by repeat podcast guest John Wilson and first-time guest Tamara Hill Murphy for a discussion of the form of the book review, the tensions involved in writing reviews, and of course what they are currently reading.
"The Freedom of the Book Review"by David Kern (Forma Journal)"Book Tour: A Leap Into the World of Another Mind" by Phil Christman (Plough)Talk to Me: A Novel by T.C. BoyleReading for the Common Good: How Books Help Our Churches and Neighborhoods Flourish by C. Christopher SmithAbout Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks by David RooneyA Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century by by Witold RybczynskiAt The Still Point: A Literary Guide to Prayer in Ordinary Time by Sarah ArthurHalf the Church: Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women by Carolyn Custis JamesHum if You Don't Know the Words by Bianca MaraisNaming Neoliberalism: Exposing the Spirit of Our Age by Rodney ClappThe Martian by Andy WeirProject Hail Mary by Andy Weir
John Wilson was the founding editor of Books & Culture (1995–2016). He is Contributing Editor for the Englewood Review of Books. He frequently writes a column every other week for First Things, and his reviews and essays have appeared in a wide variety of publications, including The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, Christianity Today, Commonweal, The Christian Century, Triangle, National Review, The American Conservative, Weekly Standard, and The Boston Globe. He was the editor of five volumes in the Best Christian Writing series. He and his wife, Wendy, live in Wheaton, Illinois, where they are members of Faith Evangelical Covenant Church.
Tamara Hill Murphy lives with her husband Brian, an Anglican priest, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Her writing has appeared in Plough, Think Christian, and The Englewood Review of Books. She is a Spiritual Director and Selah fellow with Leadership Transformations and is currently learning how to parent her four adult children. Find her at www.tamarahillmurphy.com
Books & Writing Mentioned in this Episode:
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 18 Oct 2021 - 33 - Episode 32: Hannah Anderson and Chuck DeGroat
Jen is joined by two great first-time guests to discuss the current evangelical reckoning with destructive spiritual leadership, narcissism, humility, and of course lots of books on the subject!
Hannah Anderson lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where she spends her days writing and reading and caring for her family. She is the author of multiple books, including All That’s Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment and Humble Roots: How Humility Grounds and Nourishes Your Soul. Hannah is also the co-host of the Persuasion Podcast. You can follow Hannah on Twitter @sometimesalight.Chuck DeGroat is Professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan. His academic specialization is in the intersection of psychology and the Bible, and he co-founded the Newbigin House of Studies in San Francisco where he continues to serve as Senior Fellow. His book, When Narcissism Comes to Church, was published with IVP in 2020. You can follow Chuck on Twitter @chuckdegroat.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
All That's Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment by Hannah AndersonHumble Roots: How Humility Grounds and Nourishes You by Hannah AndersonWhen Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Chuck DeGroatThe Gravity of Sin: Augustine, Luther and Barth on 'homo incurvatus in se' by Matt JensonRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Diane LangbergSomething's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse - And Freeing Yourself From Its Power by Wade MullenA Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Scot McKnight and Laura BarringerThe Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse by David Johnson and Jeff VanVonderenHumility: Wellspring of Virtue by Dietrich von HildebrandPlaying God: Redeeming the Gift of Power by Andy CrouchDiscernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life by Henri NouwenThe Way of the Heart: Connecting with God Through Prayer, Wisdom and Silence by Henri NouwenIn the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri NouwenDeath Comes to Pemberley by P.D. JamesHealing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience by Sheila Wise RoweHealing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation by Janina FisherGlittering Images: A Novel by Susan Howatch
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Fri, 01 Oct 2021 - 32 - Episode 31: Ashley Hales & Nathan Oates
The ERB Podcast is back after our summer reprieve! Jen is joined by returning guest Ashley Hales, and first-time guest Nathan Oates, to discuss the ways their writing interacts with the themes of stability, limits, and the work of ministry in our current cultural climate.
Ashley Hales is the author of two books. Her first book, Finding Holy in the Suburbs, released in 2018. Her second book, A Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits,releases on September 14, 2021. Ashley has a PhD in English from the University of Edinburgh. She is a pastor’s wife and mother of four as well as host of the Finding Holy podcast.Nathan Oates writes, speaks, and serves as lead pastor of Emmaus Church Community. For more than a decade, Nathan has been captivated by the Rule of St. Benedict, and this curiosity and life practice informed his book also releasing in September. That book is titled, Stability: How an ancient monastic practice can restore our relationships, churches and communities. Nathan holds a masters degree in spiritual formation from Wheaton College and lives in Northern California with his wife, three children, and a dog named True.
Books Mentioned in this episode:
Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much by Ashley HalesA Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits by Ashley HalesStability: How and Ancient Monastic Practice Can Restore Our Relationships, Churches and Communities by Nathan OatesSeeking God: The Way of St. Benedict by Esther de WaalThe Rule of St. BenedictSlow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus by C. Christopher Smith and John PattisonTolkien's Modern Reading: Middle-Earth Beyond the Middle Ages by Holly OrdwayFaustian Economics (Essay) by Wendell BerryVisions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good by Steven GarberThe Seamless Life: A Tapestry of Love and Learning, Worship and Work by Steven GarberThe Pastor: A Memoir by Eugene PetersonThe Sign of Jonas by Thomas MertonWayward: A Novel by Dana SpiottaReading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope by Esau McCaulleyReparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair by Duke Kwon and Greg ThompsonDakota: A Spiritual Geography by Kathleen NorrisStill Life by Louise PennyThe Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni by Nikki GiovanniA Secular Age by Charles TaylorThe Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions by Arthur Bennett
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 20 Sep 2021 - 31 - Episode 30: Diana Butler Bass, Cathleen Falsani & David Dark (part 2)
Jen is joined by 3 great first-time guests for a lively and wide-ranging conversation. In this episode (part 2), they continue their conversation about ongoing projects, as well as talk about their reactions to Diana's newest work, "Freeing Jesus."
Diana Butler Bass is an award-winning author, popular speaker, and inspiring preacher. She holds a doctorate in religious studies from Duke University. Her most recent book is Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence.Diana and her husband live in Alexandria, Virginia, with their dog and their sometimes-successful backyard garden.David Dark serves as Assistant Professor of Religion and the Arts in the College of Theology at Belmont University. He is the author of several book including “Life’s Too Short To Pretend You’re Not Religious” and “The Sacredness of Questioning Everything.” His work has appeared in MTV News, Books & Culture, Pitchfork, and the Oxford American. He lives with his singer-songwriter wife, Sarah Masen, and their three children in Nashville.
Cathleen Falsani is an award-winning religion journalist, photojournalist, and author of several nonfiction books including the critically acclaimed The God Factor.She was co-editor of and a contributing author to Disquiet Time: Rants and Reflections on the Good Book by the Skeptical, the Faithful and a Few Scoundrels and most recently was co-general editor of and contributing author to The End of Hunger: Renewed Hope for Feeding the World.Cathleen is the co-host of the Artist Care and Feeding podcast, and she lives with her family in Laguna Beach, CA.
The Places that Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema ChodronConquering Fear: Living Boldly in an Uncertain World by Harold S. KushnerHow Not to Be Afraid: Seven Ways to Live When Everything Seems Terrifying by Gareth HigginsCalifornia: A History by Kevin StarrChristianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening by Diana Butler BassThe Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality and Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe by Richard RohrEverything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer by Richard RohrFreeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way and Presence by Diana Butler Bass
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 28 Jun 2021 - 30 - Episode 29: Diana Butler Bass, David Dark, Cathleen Falsani (part 1) **CORRECTED VERSION*
**This is the corrected version of episode 29. There was a technical glitch with the episode that was originally uploaded on 6/21 which left most of the episode blank. Please listen to this episode instead. We apologize for the confusion!**
Jen is joined by 3 great first-time guests for a lively and wide-ranging conversation. In this episode (part 1), they talk about reading during the Covid-year and what they are currently reading, researching, and working on.
Diana Butler Bass is an award-winning author, popular speaker, and inspiring preacher. She holds a doctorate in religious studies from Duke University. Her most recent book is Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence.Diana and her husband live in Alexandria, Virginia, with their dog and their sometimes-successful backyard garden.David Dark serves as Assistant Professor of Religion and the Arts in the College of Theology at Belmont University. He is the author of several book including “Life’s Too Short To Pretend You’re Not Religious” and “The Sacredness of Questioning Everything.” His work has appeared in MTV News, Books & Culture, Pitchfork, and the Oxford American. He lives with his singer-songwriter wife, Sarah Masen, and their three children in Nashville.
Cathleen Falsani is an award-winning religion journalist, photojournalist, and author of several nonfiction books including the critically acclaimed The God Factor.She was co-editor of and a contributing author to Disquiet Time: Rants and Reflections on the Good Book by the Skeptical, the Faithful and a Few Scoundrels and most recently was co-general editor of and contributing author to The End of Hunger: Renewed Hope for Feeding the World.Cathleen is the co-host of the Artist Care and Feeding podcast, and she lives with her family in Laguna Beach, CA.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way and Presence by Diana Butler BassLife's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious by David DarkThe Sacredness of Questioning Everything by David DarkThe God Factor: Inside the Spiritual Lives of Public People by Cathleen FalsaniDisquiet Time: Rants and Reflections on the Good Book by the Skeptical, the Faithful and a Few Scoundrels by Jennifer Grant & Cathleen FalsaniThe End of Hunger: Renewed Hope for Feeding the World by Cathleen FalsaniOutlove: a Queer Christian Survival Story by Julie RodgersUncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home by Leah LaxPraying With Our Feet: Pursuing Justice and Healing on the Streets by Lindsey KrinksTidelands: A Novel by Philippa GregoryThe Gospel According to America: A Meditation on a God-Blessed, Christ-Haunted Idea by David DarkThe Possibility of America: How the Gospel Can Mend Our God-Blessed, God-Forsaken Land by David Dark(Forthcoming, Working Title) Explain All These Controls: U2 and the Inner America by David Dark
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 21 Jun 2021 - 29 - Episode 29: Diana Butler Bass, David Dark, Cathleen Falsani (part 1)
Jen is joined by 3 great first-time guests for a lively and wide-ranging conversation. In this episode (part 1), they talk about reading during the Covid-year and what they are currently reading, researching, and working on.
Diana Butler Bass is an award-winning author, popular speaker, and inspiring preacher. She holds a doctorate in religious studies from Duke University. Her most recent book is Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence.Diana and her husband live in Alexandria, Virginia, with their dog and their sometimes-successful backyard garden.David Dark serves as Assistant Professor of Religion and the Arts in the College of Theology at Belmont University. He is the author of several book including “Life’s Too Short To Pretend You’re Not Religious” and “The Sacredness of Questioning Everything.” His work has appeared in MTV News, Books & Culture, Pitchfork, and the Oxford American. He lives with his singer-songwriter wife, Sarah Masen, and their three children in Nashville.
Cathleen Falsani is an award-winning religion journalist, photojournalist, and author of several nonfiction books including the critically acclaimed The God Factor.She was co-editor of and a contributing author to Disquiet Time: Rants and Reflections on the Good Book by the Skeptical, the Faithful and a Few Scoundrels and most recently was co-general editor of and contributing author to The End of Hunger: Renewed Hope for Feeding the World.Cathleen is the co-host of the Artist Care and Feeding podcast, and she lives with her family in Laguna Beach, CA.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way and Presence by Diana Butler BassLife's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious by David DarkThe Sacredness of Questioning Everything by David DarkThe God Factor: Inside the Spiritual Lives of Public People by Cathleen FalsaniDisquiet Time: Rants and Reflections on the Good Book by the Skeptical, the Faithful and a Few Scoundrels by Jennifer Grant & Cathleen FalsaniThe End of Hunger: Renewed Hope for Feeding the World by Cathleen FalsaniOutlove: a Queer Christian Survival Story by Julie RodgersUncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home by Leah LaxPraying With Our Feet: Pursuing Justice and Healing on the Streets by Lindsey KrinksTidelands: A Novel by Philippa GregoryThe Gospel According to America: A Meditation on a God-Blessed, Christ-Haunted Idea by David DarkThe Possibility of America: How the Gospel Can Mend Our God-Blessed, God-Forsaken Land by David Dark(Forthcoming, Working Title) Explain All These Controls: U2 and the Inner America by David Dark
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 21 Jun 2021 - 28 - Episode 28: Liuan & Amy Julia
Jen is joined by Liuan Huska and Amy Julia Becker for a thoughtful and honest conversation about the integration of spirituality, health and wholeness, particularly when experiencing chronic pain, brokenness and different abilities in our bodies.
Liuan Huska is a freelance writer and speaker focusing on topics of embodiment, ecology, and spirituality. Her first book, Hurting Yet Whole: Reconciling Body and Spirit in Chronic Pain and Illness was published with InterVarsity Press in December 2020. Liuan lives with her husband and their three little boys in the Chicago area.Amy Julia Becker is an award-winning author and speaker on faith, family, disability and privilege. She is the author of four books and also hosts the Love is Stronger than Fear podcast. A graduate of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary, Amy Julia lives with her husband and their three children in western Connecticut.
Books Mentioned:
Hurting Yet Whole: Reconciling Body and Spirit in Chronic Pain and Illness by Liuan HuskaSitting Pretty: The View From My Ordinary Resilient Body by Rebekah Taussig(Article) What Are Bodies For? An Integrative Examination of Embodiment by M. Elizabeth Lewis HallHonoring the Body: Meditations on a Christian Practice by Stephanie PaulsellAn Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith by Barbara Brown TaylorA Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life by Parker PalmerThe Wounded Healer: Ministry in a Contemporary Society by Henri NouwenCounterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy by Melissa GreggA Good and Perfect Gift: Faith, Expectations, and a Little Girl Named Penny by Amy Julia BeckerThe Disabled God: Toward a Liberatory Theology of Disability by Nancy L. EislandWhat Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built World by Sara HendrenBecoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship by John SwintonCalling All Years Good: Christian Vocation Through Life's Seasons by Kathleen Cahalan and Bonnie J. Miller-McLemoreVulnerable Communion: A Theology of Disability and Hospitality by Thomas E. ReynoldsAdam: God's Beloved by Henri NouwenThe Road to Daybreak: A Spiritual Journey by Henri NouwenDisability and the Way of Jesus: Holistic Healing in the Gospels and the Church by Bethany McKinney FoxThe Overstory by Richard PowersMinor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park HongBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall KimmererRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorLet the Circle be Unbroken by Mildred D. TaylorThe Land by Mildred D. TaylorRoad to Memphis by Mildred D. TaylorThe Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael LewisThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der KolkWhite Picket Fences: Turning Toward Love in a World Divided by Privilege by Amy Julia Becker
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 07 Jun 2021 - 27 - Episode 27: Reviewer Round-Up (Sarah Blascovich Brown and Erin Feldman)
Joel takes over the podcast for a chance to touch-base with a few contributing reviewers for Englewood. This time they talk about authors and recent books that are somewhat thematically connected to the "Inklings."
Erin Feldman is a content writer for The Austin Stone Institute, at The Austin Stone Community Church. Her recent projects include liturgies in Words for Winter and An Introduction to REAP: A Method for Studying the Bible. Find her online at: www.writerightwords.comSarah Blascovich Brown lives, reads, and writes in Lithonia, Georgia, just east of Atlanta. A former classroom teacher, she is passionate about education and literacy. Mom to three and wife to one, Sarah spends most of her online time on Instagram, where you can find her @readitmakeit.
Erin's review of 'Tolkien's Modern Reading'Tolkien's Modern Reading: Middle-Earth Beyond the Middle Ages by Holly OrdwayThe Book of Dragons by E. NesbitBest Short Stories of Algernon BlackwoodThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienSarah's review of 'Subversive'Subversive: Christ, Culture and the Shocking Dorothy L. Sayers by Crystal DowningGaudy Night: A Peter Wimsey Mystery by Dorothy L. SayersThe Sherlock Holmes Collection by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Wisdom of Father Brown by G.K. ChestertonThe Mind of the Maker by Dorothy L. SayersTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisThe Space Trilogy by C.S. LewisThe Great Divorce by C.S. LewisThe Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings by Philip and Carol ZaleskiWonder Tales: The Book of Wonder and Tales of Wonder by Lord DunsanyBeatrix Potter the Complete TalesHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellThe Master of Revels: A Return to Neal Stephenson's D.O.D.O by Nicole GallandHope Against Hope: A Memoir by Nadezhda MandelstamGingerbread: A Novel by Helen OyeyemiHomeland Elegies: A Novel by Ayad AkhtarShadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Books and Reviews Mentioned in this Episode:
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 24 May 2021 - 26 - Episode 26: Lisa Deam and Christiana PetersonJen is joined by Lisa Deam and Christiana Peterson for a rich conversation about diving into the deep wells of reading ancient, Christian mystics.
Lisa Deam uses art of the Christian past to illuminate modern faith. Her other books include A World Transformed: Exploring the Spirituality of Medieval Maps and 7 Ways the Ancient Church Saved My Faith. A former professor, Lisa has a PhD in medieval art history from the University of Chicago and was a Fulbright Fellow to Belgium. She blogs regularly at The Contemplative Writer, a website that offers resources and words of encouragement for living the contemplative life.
Christiana Peterson's writing on the mystics, community, the spiritual disciplines of motherhood, and death has been featured in Christianity Today, Art House America, The Christian Century, and Bearings Online. Christiana is a regular contributor to Good Letters, an Image Journal blog, and she lives in Ohio with her husband and their four children.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
3000 Miles to Jesus: Pilgrimage as a Way of Life for Spiritual Seekers by Lisa DeamA World Transformed: Exploring the Spirituality of Medieval MapsLaura Fabrycky's Review of 3000 Miles to Jesus for ERBAwakened by Death: Life-Giving Lessons from the Mystics by Christiana PetersonMystics and Misfits: Meeting God Through St. Francis and Other Unlikely Saints by Christiana PetersonGod Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul by Mark BuchananRevelations of Divine Love by Julian of NorwichHildegard of Bingen, Doctor of the Church: A Spiritual Reader by Carmen Acevedo ButcherThe Cloud of Unknowing: A New Translation by Carmen Acevedo ButcherThe Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism by Bernard McGinnAn Explorer's Guide to Julian of Norwich by Veronica RolfSetting the World on Fire: The Brief, Astonishing Life of St. Catherine of Siena by Shelley EmlingHildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age by Fiona MaddockSt. Francis of Assissi: His Life, Teachings and Practice by Jon SweeneyLady at the Window: The Lost Journal of Julian of Norwich (A Novella) by Robert WaldronOn the Road with St. Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts by James K.A. SmithThe Confessions of X: A Novel by Suzanne M. WolfeMotherhood: A Confession by Natalie CarnesChris Smith's Review of 'Mystics and Misfits' for ERBChristine Greenwald's Review of 'Awakened by Death' for ERBConsoling Thoughts of Sickness and Death by St. Francis De SalesDeath's Summer Coat by Brandy SchillaceSmoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From the Crematory by Caitlin DoughtyThe Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade by Thomas LynchTo Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings by John O'DonohuePilgrimage by Lucy PickBetween the Dark and the Daylight: Embracing the Contradictions of Life by Joan ChittisterThe Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster BujoldMon, 10 May 2021 - 25 - Episode 25: A.J. Swoboda and Nijay Gupta
Jen is joined by A.J Swoboda and Nijay Gupta (who have recently launched their very own podcast called "In Faith and Doubt," which we highly recommend to ERB listeners!) to discuss the role of reading, especially slow reading, in the journey through doubt and deconstruction.
Books Mentioned in this episode:If you’d like to order any of the following books,
Paul and the Language of Faith by Nijay GuptaReading Philippians: A Theological Introduction by Nijay GuptaBeginner's Guide to New Testament Studies by Nijay GuptaSubversive Sabbath by A.J. SwobodaAfter Doubt: How to Question Your Faith Without Losing It by A.J. SwobodaHow (Not) to be Secular by James K.A. SmithA Habit Called Faith by Jen Pollock MichelEat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading by Eugene PetersonThe "For Armchair Theologians" Series from Westminster John Knox PressHow to Talk About Books You've Never Read by Pierre BayardHearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God by Dallas WillardGilead by Marilynne RobinsonMight From the Margins: The Gospel's Power to Turn the Tables on Injustice by Dennis EdwardsPracticing Lament by Rebekah EklundA Scandalous Beauty: The Artistry of God and the Way of the Cross by Thomas SchmidtReading While Black: African-American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope by Esau McCaulleyThe Elegy Beta: And Other Poems by Mischa Willett
we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books
(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 19 Apr 2021 - 24 - Episode 24: Editor Round-Up (Chris Smith, John Wilson, Erin Wasinger)
Joel takes over the hosting role for a freewheeling conversation with the ERB editors (Chris Smith, John Wilson and Erin Wasinger). We discuss content from the website, upcoming books we are looking forward to, and as always, what we are reading right now. Enjoy!
Erin's Review of 'Outside, Inside' and 'Home is in Between'Home is In Between by Mitali PerkinsThe ERB Used Book SaleAlessandro Rovati's Review of In Conversation: Samuel Wells and Stanley HauerwasLectionary Poetry Series through LentAarik Danielsen's Review of "There is a Future"What is God Like by Rachel Held Evans and Matthew Paul TurnerWhen God Made the World by Matthew Paul TurnerA Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene Peterson by Winn CollierLiving Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First People's Poetry, ed. by Joy HarjoDonald Barthelme: Collected Stories (Library of America) Hiding Man: A Biography of Donald Barthelme by Tracy DaughertyThe Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth by Beth Allison BarrStamped (For Kids): Racism, Anti-Racism and You by Sonja Cherry-PaulReading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News by Jeffrey BilbroHow to Watch TV News by Neil PostmanAncestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids by Cynthia Leit SmithThe Book of Delights: Essays by Ross GayA Dark and Splendid Mass by Mari EvansContinuum: New and Selected Poems, Revised Edition by Mari EvansCongregation in a Secular Age by Andrew RootThe Presence of the Word by Walter J. OngGlossolalia and the Problem of Language by Nicholas HarknessA Secular Age by Charles TaylorThe Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Books and Writings mentioned in this episode:
If you’d like to order any of the following books,
we encourage you to do so fromHearts and Minds Books
(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)Mon, 05 Apr 2021 - 23 - Episode 23: John Pattison and Christie Purifoy
John Pattison is co-author of Slow Church: Cultivating Communityas well as Besides the Bible. He is also the content manager for Strong Towns and co-host for The Membership podcast, a podcast about the life and work of Wendell Berry. John writes and speaks frequently on topics related to the neighborhood, the church, and the creative life. He lives with his family in rural Oregon.
Christie Purifoy is a writer, gardener, podcast host, and placemaker. She is the author of two memoirs: Roots and Sky and Placemaker,and she also has a book of garden essays and photographs forthcoming from Harvest House. Christie earned her PhD in English Literature from the University of Chicago but traded the classroom for an old Pennsylvania farmhouse, Maplehurt, where she lives with her family.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Slow Church: Community in the Patient Way of Jesus by Chris Smith and John PattisonBesides the Bible: 100 Books that Have, Should or Will Create Christian Culture by Dan Gibson, Jordan Green and John PattisonRoots and Sky by Christie PurifoyPlacemaker: Cultivating Places of Comfort, Beauty and Peace by Christie PurifoyLibrary of America Wendell Berry SeriesMidnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam HigginbothamRound of a Country Year: A Farmer's Day Book by David Kline and Wendell BerryHogs are Up: Stories of the Land, with Digressions by Wes JacksonFarmer Boy (Little House #2) by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Crosswicks Journals by Madeleine L'EngleGardenmaker (forthcoming in 2022) by Christie PurifoyWintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine MaySkin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life by Nassim Nicholas TalebThe Isabel Dalhousie Series by Alexander McCall Smith
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SUBSCRIBE to the ERB podcast on iTunes, Google, Spotify or wherever you access your favorite podcasts.Mon, 22 Mar 2021 - 22 - Episode 22: Reviewer Round-Up with Ope Bukola and Jamie Hughes
Joel takes over as podcast host for our first "reviewer round-up" episode. He is joined by two regular ERB contributors to discuss their recent book reviews, as well as what they're currently enjoying and reading.
Howard Thurman and the Disinherited: A Religious Biography by Paul HarveyOpe's Review of Howard Thurman and the Disinherited on ERBJesus and the Disinherited by Howard ThurmanStrength to Love by Martin Luther King, Jr.The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle AlexanderThe Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song by Henry Louis Gates Jr.Meditations of the Heart by Howard ThurmanHow to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice by Jemar TisbyThe Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church's Complicity in Racism by Jemar TisbyJamie's Review of How to Fight Racism on ERBDivided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America by Christian Smith and Michael EmersonWhite Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity by Robert P. JonesCaste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel WilkersonWaking Up White: and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby IrvingWhite Awake: An Honest Look at What it Means to be White by Daniel HillMy Vertical Neighborhood: How Strangers Became a Community by Lynda MacGibbonA Burning in my Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene Peterson, Translator of the Message by Winn CollierA Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society by Eugene PetersonRagged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted by Gretchen RonnevikReading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News by Jeffrey BilbroBlessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000 by Lucille CliftonBorn a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor NoahMathematics for Human Flourishing by Francis SuThe City We Became: A Novel by N.K. Jemisin Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes: Patronage, Honor and Shame in the Biblical World by E. Randolph Richards and Richard JamesMisreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon O'BrienJoel's Review of Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes on ERBThe WEIRDest People the World: How the West Became Pyschologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous by Joseph Henrich
Ope Bukolais a founder of Behold, an app that helps Christians practice stillness and pray the scriptures every day. You can learn more and get the app on iPhone or Android.
Jamie A. Hughes is a writer/editor living in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband, two sons, and a pair of needy cats. She has written for Christianity Today, The Bitter Southerner, CT Women, Comment Magazine and more. You can read more of her writing at tousledapostle.com and follow her on Twitter at @tousledapostle.
Books Mentioned:Mon, 08 Mar 2021 - 21 - Episode 21: Diana Gruver and Laura Fabrycky
Jen is joined by two great guests to continue discussing the theme of our previous episode: reading and mental wellness. This time, her conversation partners look at this important topic through the lens of church history.
Diana Gruver writes about spiritual formation and discipleship in the everyday. She is the author of Companions in the Darkness: Seven Saints Who Struggled with Depression and Doubt.Laura Fabrycky is an American writer, diplomatic spouse, and mother of three. Her book, Keys to Bonhoeffer’s Haus,is a historically grounded memoir of her experience as a volunteer guide at the Bonhoeffer-Haus in Berlin. She was a guest on a previous episode, so you’ll hopefully recognize her voice.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Companions in the Darkness: Seven Saints Who Struggled with Depression and Doubt by Diana GruverKeys to Bonhoeffer's Haus: Exploring the World and Wisdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Laura FabryckyAcedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life by Kathleen NorrisA First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness by Nassir GhaemiThe Cry of the Soul: How Our Emotions Reveal Our Deepest Questions About God by Dan Allender, Tremper Longman, et al.Depression, Anxiety and the Christian Life: Practical Wisdom from Richard Baxter by Michael S. LundyWilliam Cowper: Selected Poetry and ProseHerbert: Poems by George HerbertSpurgeon's Sorrows: Realistic Hope for Those Who Suffer From Depression by Zack EswineThe Silent Shades of Sorrow: Healing for the Wounded by C. H. SpurgeonGetting Involved with God: Rediscovering the Old Testament by Ellen DavisEmily Dickinson and the Art of Belief by Roger LundinMarkings by Dag HammerskjoldStill by Lauren F. WinnerMon, 15 Feb 2021 - 20 - Episode 20: Tania Runyan and Chris Smith
Jen kicks off 2021 with a thoughtful and timely discussion of the reading life, and the connections between one's sense of place and mental wellness. The poet Tania Runyan joins Jen and Chris for this conversation.
Tania Runyan is the author of many poetry collections: What Will Soon Take Place, Second Sky, A Thousand Vessels, Simple Weightand Delicious Air, which was awarded Book of the Year by the Conference on Christianity and Literature in 2007. She’s also written the guides, How to Read a Poem, How to Write a Poem, and How to Write a College Application Essay. When she is not writing, Tania plays fiddle and mandolin, drives her kids to appointments, and gets lost in her Midwestern garden.C. Christopher Smith is the Founding Editor of The Englewood Review of Books and the author of a number of books, including most recently How the Body of Christ Talks, published by Brazos in 2019.
What Will Soon Take Place: Poems by Tania RunyanSecond Sky: Poems by Tania RunyanA Thousand Vessels by Tania RunyanSimple Weight by Tania RunyanHow to Write a Poem: Based on the Billy Collins Poem "Introduction to Poetry" by Tania RunyanHow to Read a Poem: Based on the Billy Collins Poem "Introduction to Poetry" by Tania RunyanHow to Write a College Application Essay: Expert Advice to Help You Get Into the College of Your Dreams by Tania RunyanA Plum Tree in Leatherstocking Country by Daniel Bowman Jr.Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert PutnamBecoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness and Gentle Discipleship by John SwintonAll the Young Men by Ruth Coker BurksBecoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty and Achieve Peace by Carl SafinaThe Library Book by Susan OrleanDarkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by William StyronThe Hilarious World of Depression by John MoeLost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope by Johann HariFinding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges by John SwintonThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
Books discussed in this episode:Mon, 01 Feb 2021 - 19 - Episode 19: 2020 Year-End Wrap-Up (with Sarah Arthur)
Jen is joined by three great guests for a live conversation (as well as an abundance of recorded contributions from other guests) for a wide-ranging and freewheeling conversation about our favorite books of 2020.
C. Christopher Smith is the Founding Editor of The Englewood Review of Books and the author of a number of books, including most recently How the Body of Christ Talks, published by Brazos in 2019.John Wilson is the former editor of Books & Culture. He is now Contributing Editor for The Englewood Review of Books.
Sarah Arthur is the author of a dozen books on the intersection of faith and great literature, including the award-winning A Light So Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of Madeleine L’Engle. She served as co-director of the first-ever Madeleine L’Engle Conference “Walking on Water” at the end of 2019 and will co-lead the L’Engle Writing Retreat in northwest CT, tentatively rescheduled for November 2021. You can learn more about her work at her website saraharthur.info. Sarah is currently writing fiction and a preliminary fiction judge of the CT Book awards
A Light So Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of Madeleine L'Engle by Sarah ArthurA Long Time Comin' by Robin PearsonKeys to Bonhoeffer's Haus: Exploring the World and Wisdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Laura FabryckyDeacon King Kong by James McBrideThe Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBrideThe Good Lord Bird by James McBrideSex and the City of God: A Memoir of Love and Longing by Carolyn WeberRhythms for Life: Spiritual Practices for Who God Made You to Be by Alastair SterneCaste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel WilkersonWhat It's Like to be a Bird by David Allen SibleyEast of Eden by John SteinbeckSisters by Daisy JohnsonDorothy and Jack: The Transforming Friendship of Dorothy Sayers and C.S. Lewis by Gina DalfonzoThe Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism and the Road to Sexual Revolution by Carl TruemanThe Last Children of Mill Creek by Vivian GibsonMidwest Futures by Phil ChristmanGentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane OrtlundA Prayer for Orion: A Son's Addiction and a Mother's Love by Katherine JamesCan You See Anything Now? by Katherine JamesTranscendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiKnow My Name: A Memoir by Chanel MillerEverything Sad Is Untrue: A True Story by Daniel NayeriOrdinary Hazards: A Memoir by Nikki GrimesClass Act by Jerry CraftWhen God Made the World by Matthew Paul TurnerJesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du MezA Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith by Timothy EganThe Uncontrollability of the World by Harmut RosaCharis in the World of Wonders: A Novel Set in Puritan New England by Marly YoumansLiving Things: Collected Poems by Anne PorterOne Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder by Brian DoyleThe Recovering: Intoxication and its Aftermath by Leslie JamisonLegacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki GrimesArt & Faith: A Theology of Making by Makoto FujimuraHow to Fight Racism by Jemar TisbyA Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison WarrenAntiquities by Cynthia OzickA Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene Peterson by Winn Collier
Books mentioned in this episode:Mon, 21 Dec 2020 - 18 - Episode 18: Christina Bieber Lake and Matt Mikalatos
Joel takes over the podcast for an episode all about speculative fiction! He is joined by two first-time guests for a wide-ranging and enthusiastic conversation about the importance of reading speculative fiction, and the crucial role such literature can play in our culture.
Christina Bieber Lake is the Clyde S Kilby professor of English at Wheaton College where she teaches courses in subjects like contemporary American literature and literary theory. Her work helps readers explore the moral imagination, particularly through deep engagement with fiction and poetry. She also has a passion for helping teachers succeed in their work, evidenced by her most recent book: The Flourishing Teacher: Vocational Renewal for a Sacred Profession (which was just published this past summer by IVP Academic). Her other books are: Beyond the Story: American Literary Fiction and the Limits of Materialism, The Incarnational Art of Flannery O'Connor, and Prophets of the Posthuman: American Fiction, Biotechnology and the Ethics of Personhood.Matt Mikalatos, a resident of Portland, Oregon with his wife and three daughters, has been engaged with non-profit work all over the world for over 20 years, and is a co-host of the Fascinating Podcast, in addition to being a prolific writer. His writing has been featured in publications like Time, Relevant, Nature and Daily Science Fiction, and his wide array of books include titles like: Sky Lantern: The Story of a Father's Love for his Children and the Healing Power of the Smallest Act of Kindness; Good News for a Change: How to Talk to Anyone About Jesus; The Sunlit Lands fantasy book series (currently including The Crescent Stone and The Heartwood Crown).
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Flourishing Teacher: Vocational Renewal for a Sacred Profession by Christina Bieber LakeBeyond the Story: American Literary Fiction and the Limits of Materialism by Christina Bieber LakeThe Incarnational Art of Flannery O'Connor by Christina Bieber LakeProphets of the Posthuman: American Fiction, Biotechnology and the Ethics of Personhood by Christina Bieber LakeSky Lantern: The Story of a Father's Love for his Children and the Healing Power of the Smallest Act of Kindness by Matt Mikalatos Good News for a Change: How to Talk to Anyone About Jesus by Matt MikalatosThe Crescent Stone (book 1 of the Sunlit Lands) by Matt MikalatosThe Heartwood Crown (book 2 of the Sunlit Lands) by Matt MikalatosJourney to Love: What We Long For, How to Find It, How to Pass it On (forthcoming) by Matt MikalatosThe Story King (book 3 of the Sunlit Lands, forthcoming) by Matt MikalatosA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'engleLord of the Flies by William GoldingFrankenstein by Mary ShelleyThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le GuinThe Thanatos Syndrome by Walker PercyThe MaddAddam Trilogy by Margaret AtwoodParable of the Sower by Octavia ButlerThe Children of Men by P.D. JamesStories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangExhalation by Ted ChiangThe Culture Series by Iain BanksThe Foundation Series by Isaac AsimovThe Transhumanist Wager by Zoltan IstvanDoomsday Book by Connie WillisA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. MillerThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Necessary Beggar by Susan PalwickSpeak by Louisa HallThe Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea StewartElatsoe by Darcie Little BadgerA Memory Called Empire by Arkady MartineThe Rage of Dragons by Evan WinterThe Wheel of Time Series by Robert JordanThe Three-Body Problem by Cixin LiuThe Paper Menagerie by Ken LiuMon, 30 Nov 2020 - 17 - Episode 17: Lee Camp and Amy Peterson
Jen is joined by repeat-podcast guest Amy Peterson and first-time guest Lee Camp, for a heartfelt discussion of political and ethical formation in the wake of the disorienting 2020 election in the U.S.
Amy Peterson is a writer, teacher, and postulant living in North Carolina. Her first book, Dangerous Territory: My Misguided Quest to Save the World was published in 2017. Her second book, Where Goodness Still Grows: Reclaiming Virtue in an Age of Hypocrisy, released in January of this year. Amy’s work has also appeared in Image, The Millions, Washington Post, Christianity Today, and Christian Century. She was a guest with Tim Hoiland in our second episode of the podcast.Lee Camp is professor of theology and ethics at Lipscomb University. He has an MDiv from Abilene Christian University and a PhD in Moral Theology and Christian Ethics from Notre Dame. He writes and speaks about being human: the habits and ways of life that lead to flourishing, including ways that transcend various hostilities and partisanships. He has published three popular books: Mere Discipleship, Who Is My Enemy?and most recently, Scandalous Witness.
Books & Writing Mentioned:
Scandalous Witness: A Little Political Manifesto for Christians by Lee C. CampMere Discipleship: Radical Christianity in a Rebellious World by Lee C. CampWho Is My Enemy?: Questions American Christians Must Face About Themselves and Islam by Lee C. CampDangerous Territory: My Misguided Quest to Save the World by Amy PetersonWhere Goodness Still Grows: Reclaiming Virtue in an Age of Hypocrisy by Amy PetersonThe Kindness of God: Metaphor, Gender and Religious Language by Janet Martin SoskiceThe Dangers of Christian Practice: On Wayward Gifts, Characteristic Damage and Sin by Lauren F. WinnerThe Doors of the Sea: Where Was God in the Tsunami? by David Bentley HartPeace Like a River: A Novel by Lief EngerSo Brave, Young and Handsome: A Novel by Lief EngerThe Mad Farmer Poems by Wendell BerryAristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life by Edith HallChief Inspector Gamache Series by Louise PennyHope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca SolnitAfter the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America by Jessica GoudeauMon, 16 Nov 2020 - 16 - Episode 16: Laura Fabrycky and Chris Smith on political theology, Bonhoeffer, and reading widely in a contentious political season
Jen is joined by first-time podcast guest Laura Fabrycky and ERB editor Chris Smith for a rich and impassioned conversation about the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, political theology, and the role of reading in a contentious political culture.
Laura Fabrycky is an American writer, diplomatic spouse, and mother of three, currently residing in Brussels, Belgium. Her book, Keys to Bonhoeffer’s Haus: Exploring the World and Wisdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, is a historically grounded memoir of her experience as a volunteer guide at the Bonhoeffer-Haus in Berlin. Laura has also published a book of poetry called Give Me the Word, and she has recently been accepted as a PhD student at the Evangelical Seminary of Leuven.Books & Articles Mentioned:
Keys to Bonhoeffer's Haus: Exploring the World and Wisdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Laura FabryckyThe Early Church Saw Itself as a Political Body. We Can Too. by Tish Harrison WarrenSlow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus by C. Christopher Smith and John PattisonChrist and the Common Life: Political Theology and the Case for Democracy by Luke BrethertonPatient Ferment of the Early Church by Alan KreiderThe Desire of the Nations: Rediscovering the Roots of Political Theology by Oliver O'DonovanPlaying God: Redeeming the Gift of Power by Andy CrouchThe Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church's Complicity in Racism by Jemar TisbyHow to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the JourneyToward Racial Justice by Jemar TisbyThe Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace by John Paul LederachReading for the Common Good: How Books Help Our Churches and Neighborhoods Flourish by C. Christopher SmithReading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope by Esau McCaulleyPsalms: The Prayerbook of the Bible by Dietrich BonhoefferCultural Liturgies Series by James K.A. SmithAcedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks and a Writer's Life by Kathleen NorrisThe Cloister Walk by Kathleen NorrisNot the Way It's Suppose to Be: A Breviary of Sin by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.The Sin of Sloth: Acedia in Medieval Thought and Literature by Siegfried WenzelPolitical Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice by Martha NussbaumPolitical Affections: Civic Participation and Moral Theology by Joshua HordernDeacon King Kong: A Novel by James McBrideThe Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBrideThe Good Lord Bird: A Novel by James McBrideFeeling for Books: The Book of the Month Club, Literary Taste and Middle-Class Desire by Janice RadwayMon, 02 Nov 2020 - 15 - Episode 15: Tish Harrison Warren and Stina-Kielsmeier Cook on reading in the midst of doubt, suffering and human vulnerability.
Jen is joined by Tish Harrison Warren and Stina Kielsmeier-Cook for a deep and heartfelt conversation about reading through doubt, suffering and vulnerability.
Stina Kielsmeier-Cook is a writer living in Minneapolis. (You may remember her from Episode 3!) She has a graduate diploma in Forced Migration and Refugee Studies and loves to talk about public policy, parenting, and her neighborhood. She works as Director of Communications at the Collegeville Institute, where she is also the managing editor of Bearings Online. Her first book, Blessed Are the Nones: Mixed-Faith Marriage and My Search for Spiritual Community released earlier this year with InterVarsity Press.Tish Harrison Warren is a priest in the Anglican Church in North America. She has worked in a variety of ministry settings and is currently Writer in Residence at Church of the Ascension in Pittsburgh. She is the author of the bestselling and award-winning book Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life, and her widely anticipated second book will be releasing this coming January. It’s called Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep.
Books mentioned in this conversation:
Blessed Are the Nones: Mixed-Faith Marriage and My Search for Spiritual Community by Stina Kielsmeier-CookLiturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison WarrenPrayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison WarrenEndgame and Act Without Words by Samuel BeckettTao Te Ching by Lao TzuThe Book of Mormon Girl: A Memoir of an American Faith by Joanna BrooksAll the Colors We Will See: Reflections on Barriers, Brokenness and Finding Our Way by Patrice GopoAereopagitica by John MiltonThe Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices by Casper ter KuileA Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss by Jerry SittserTherefore I Have Hope: 12 Truths That Comfort, Sustain and Redeem in Tragedy by Cameron ColeLament for a Son by Nicholas WolterstorffThe End of Suffering: Finding Purpose in Pain by Scott CairnsRejoicing in Lament: Wrestling with Incurable Cancer and Life in Christ by J. Todd BillingsThe End of the Christian Life: How Embracing Our Mortality Frees Us to Truly Live by J. Todd BillingsLit: A Memoir by Mary KarrEverything Happens For a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate BowlerThe Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist by Dorothy DayEducated: A Memoir by Tara WestoverHere If You Need Me: A True Story by Kate BraestrupThe Light of the World: A Memoir by Elizabeth AlexanderListening for God: A Minister's Journey Through Silence and Doubt by Renita WeemsHannah Coulter: A Novel by Wendell BerryOn Witness and Respair: A Personal Tragedy Followed by Pandemic by Jesmyn Ward (Vanity Fair Piece)Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks & A Writer's Life by Kathleen NorrisReading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope by Esau McCaulleyRemnants: A Memoir of Spirit, Activism and Mothering by Rosemarie Freeney HardingSanctuary: Being Christian in the Wake of Trump by Heidi NeumarkAwakened by Death: Life-Giving Lessons from the Mystics by Christiana PetersonA Book of Silence by Sara MaitlandA Young People's History of the United States: Columbus to the War on Terror by Howard ZinnThere is a Future: A Year of Daily Midrash by Amy BornmanMon, 26 Oct 2020 - 14 - Episode 14: On Words, Empathy and Disorientation with Lauren Winner & Marilyn McEntyre
Jen is joined by prolific writers Lauren Winner and Marilyn McEntyre for a thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation about the role of words, empathy and reading during such a disorienting season.
Marilyn McEntyre has spent many years teaching American literature, Medical Humanities, and a variety of writing courses. She’s recently left full-time teaching to spend more time writing. She is the author of 14 books, which include Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies, Make a List, Word by Word,and A Long Letting Go.On her website, she writes that her deepest interests lie in connections between spirituality, language, healing earth and each other. You can learn more about her work at www.marilynmcentrye.com.Lauren Winner is Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality at Duke Divinity School. She writes and lectures widely on Christian practice, the history of Christianity in America, and Jewish-Christian relations. Her books include Girl Meets God, Mudhouse Sabbath, Still,and Wearing God. Her most recently published book, The Dangers of Christian Practice, examines the effects of sin and damage on Christian practice. Dr. Winner, an Episcopal priest, is vicar of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Louisburg, N.C.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies by Marilyn McEntyreMake a List: How a Simple Practice Can Change Our Lives and Open Hearts by Marilyn McEntyreWord by Word: A Daily Spiritual Practice by Marilyn McEntyreA Long Letting Go: Meditations on Losing Someone You Love by Marilyn McEntyreWhen Poets Pray by Marilyn McEntyreGirl Meets God: On the Path to a Spiritual Life by Lauren WinnerMudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Discipline by Lauren WinnerThe Dangers of Christian Practice: On Wayward Gifts, Characteristic Damage, and Sin by Lauren WinnerA Chill in the Air: An Italian War Diary by Iris OrigoRevelations of Divine Love by Julian of NorwichNo Logo by Naomi KleinShock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi KleinThis Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate by Naomi KleinThe Overstory by Richard PowersOn Immunity: An Inoculation by Eula BissStrangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell HochschildChristian: The Politics of a Word in America by Matthew BowmanStill Evangelical?: Insiders Reconsider Political, Social and Theological Meaning by Mark Labberton, Shane Claiborne, et al.The Hidden Gospel: Decoding the Spiritual Message of the Aramaic Jesus by Neil Douglas-KlotzStill by Lauren WinnerEndless Life: Poems of the Mystics by Scott CairnsGood Poems by Garrison KeillorGood Poems for Hard Times by Garrison KeillorEnduring Ties: Poems of Family Relationships by Grant HardyRavishing DisUnities: Real Ghazals in English by Agha Shahid AliMon, 28 Sep 2020 - 13 - Episode 13: Katelyn Beaty & Al Hsu on Christian Publishing in the time of Covid
Jen is joined by two experienced and talented publishers to discuss topics like diversity of voices and writing in Christian publishing, the state of publishing in 2020, and what they are currently reading.
Katelyn Beaty is a writer, editor, and speaker. She was the youngest and first female managing editor of Christianity Today, and she is also the author of A Woman’s Place. She currently works as an acquisitions editor for Brazos Press, a division of Baker Books. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.Al Hsu is senior editor for IVP Books at InterVarsity Press. He is the author of Singles at the Crossroads, Grieving a Suicide,and The Suburban Christian. Al earned his PhD in educational studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and lives in the western suburbs of Chicago.
A Woman's Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home and the World by Katelyn BeatySingles at the Crossroads: A Fresh Perspective on Christian Singleness by Al HsuGrieving a Suicide: A Loved One's Search for Comfort, Answers and Hope by Al HsuThe Suburban Christian: Finding Spiritual Vitality in the Land of Plenty by Al HsuThe Plague by Albert CamusLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia MarquezPachinko by Min Jin LeeLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgEmma by Jane AustenChosen Ones by Veronica RothMiddlemarch by George EliotThe Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorAmity and Prosperity by Eliza GriswoldCulture Wars: The Struggle to Define America by James Davison HunterThe Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan HaidtTechnopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman
Books mentioned in this episode:Mon, 14 Sep 2020 - 12 - Episode 12: ERB Round-Up
Jen is joined by ERB editors Chris Smith and John Wilson, as well as podcast producer and ERB contributor Joel Wentz, for a free-wheeling conversation about what we are all reading right now. We cover a wide span of genres, styles, and authors, so there's bound to be a recommendation in here for almost everyone!
Becoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness and Gentle Discipleship by John SwintonFinding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges by John SwintonPlaces I've Taken My Body: Essays by Molly McCully BrownThe Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded: Poems by Molly McCully BrownSlow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus by C. Christopher Smith and John PattisonLiving Gently in a Violent World: The Prophetic Witness of Weakness by Stanley Hauerwas and Jean VanierThree Mile an Hour God by Kosuke KoyamaThe Overstory: A Novel by Richard PowersThe Generosity: Luci ShawIsland of the Innocent: A Consideration of the Book of Job by Diane GlancyFor Joshua: An Ojibwe Father Teaches His Son by Richard WagameseSuppose a Sentence by Brian DillonThe Life and Death of Ancient Cities: A Natural History by Greg WoolfLiving Things: Collected Poems by Anne PorterWhite Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity by Robert JonesDominion: The Making of the Western Mind/How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom HollandThe Fires of Heaven: Book Five of the 'Wheel of Time' by Robert JordanThe Eye of the World: Book One of the 'Wheel of Time' by Robert JordanA Jest of God by Margaret LaurenceSing, Unburied Sing: A Novel by Jesmyn WardMen We Reaped: A Memoir by Jesmyn Ward
Books mentioned in this episode:Mon, 24 Aug 2020 - 11 - Episode 11: Marlena Graves & Tim Soerens (plus a book giveaway!)
Jen is joined by Marlena Graves and Tim Soerens for a great conversation about counter-cultural reading practices and listening to voices on the margins. Plus, we are excited to offer a book giveaway sponsored by InterVarsity Press! Check out the episode for details.
Marlena Graves is a writer, deep thinker, and speaker passionate about the eternal implications of our life with God. She received her M.Div. from Northeastern Seminary in Rochester, New York, and is pursuing her PhD in American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. In 2014, she released her first book, A Beautiful Disaster: Finding Hope in the Midst of Brokenness. Her newest book, The Way Up is Down: Becoming Yourself by Forgetting Yourselfreleased last month with InterVarsity Press. She lives in Ohio with her husband and three daughters.Tim Soerens is a pastor, social entrepreneur, and co-founding director of the Parish Collective, a global movement which reimagines what it means to be the church in, with, and for the neighborhood. Tim has also launched sold-out conferences including the Inhabit Conference. In 2014, he co-authored The New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches Transform Mission, Discipleship, and Community. His new book, Everywhere You Look: Discovering the Church Right Where You Are recently released with InterVarsity Press. Tim lives in Seattle with his wife and two sons.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Beautiful Disaster: Finding Hope in the Midst of Darkness by Marlena GravesThe Way Up is Down: Becoming Yourself by Forgetting Yourself by Marlena GravesThe New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches are Transforming Mission, Discipleship & Community by Tim SoerensEverywhere You Look: Discovering the Church Right Where You Are by Tim SoerensThe Jesus Way: A Conversation on the Ways that Jesus is the Way by Eugene PetersonIn the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri NouwenThe Life of St. Francis of Assisi b St. BonaventureThe Complete Works of John ChrysostomStart With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon SinekAdvent: The Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ by Fleming RutledgeFoolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture by Lesslie NewbiginSabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now by Walter BrueggemanActs: A Theological Commentary on the Bible by Willie James JenningsYou Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit by James K.A. SmithTattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory BoyleBallpark: Baseball in the American City by Paul GoldbergerBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall KimmererThe Harry Potter Series by J.K. RowlingWings of Fire Series by Tui T. SutherlandA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonDignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America by Chris ArnadeThe Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel WilkersonCaste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel WilkersonBlue Highways: A Journey Into America by William Least Heat-MoonMon, 10 Aug 2020 - 10 - Episode 10: With David Swanson and Esau McCaulley
Jen is joined by David Swanson and Esau McCaulley to continue the conversation about the reading life and the current cultural moment.
David W. Swanson is the founding pastor of New Community Covenant Church, a multiracial congregation on the South Side of Chicago. He also serves as the CEO of New Community Outreach, a non-profit organization working to reduce causes of trauma and raise opportunities for equity in Chicago. He previously served as a Director of Church Planting for the Evangelical Covenant Church. David and Maggie have been married for 21 years and have two amazing sons. David’s book, Rediscipling the White Church: From Cheap Diversity to True Discipleship, published by InterVarsity Press, released in May.David sends out an occasional newsletter to email subscribers about race, justice, and theology. And as our listeners might be especially keen to learn, David keeps a lists of books he’s reading on his website, www.dwswanson.com.
Esau McCaulley is an assistant professor of New Testament at Wheaton College and a priest in the Anglican Church in North America. His second book, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope, releases on September 1. Esau looks at the tradition of African American biblical interpretation and argues that the Bible rightly understood and read from a decidedly black perspective can speak a word of hope to African Americans in the United States. Alongside his more academic works, Esau also writes popular pieces for numerous outlets including Christianity Today, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.He is a military spouse and is married to his beautiful wife, Mandy, a pediatrician. Together, they have four wonderful children.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Dresden Files by Jim ButcherCrusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. WellsDivided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America by Michael Emerson and Christian SmithNotes of a Native Son by James BaldwinMethodologies of Black Theology by Frederick L. WareWhat to the Slave is the Fourth of July? by Frederick DouglassThe Black Church in the African American Experience by C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. MamiyaAfrican American Religious History: A Documentary Witness by Milton C. SernettLiberation and Reconciliation: A Black Theology by J. Deotis RobertsThe Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. ConeAfrican American Theology by Frederick L. WareDoctrine and Race: African American Evangelicals and Fundamentalism Between the Wars by Mary Beth Swetnam MathewsPreaching with Sacred Fire: An Anthology of African American Sermons by Martha SimmonsJesus and the Disinherited by Howard ThurmanThe Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du BoisAn Introduction to Womanist Biblical Interpretation by Nyasha JuniorTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonEmpowerment Ethics for a Liberated People: A Path to African American Social Transformation by Cheryl J. SandersNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass James Baldwin: Collected EssaysGhosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side by Eve L. EwingTears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric DysonDemocracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul by Eddie Glaude Jr.The Hidden Wound by Wendell BerryMon, 27 Jul 2020 - 9 - Episode 9: Cara Meredith & Josina Guess
Cara Meredith is a writer, speaker, and activist. She is the author of The Color of Life: A Journey Toward Love and Racial Justice, which released in 2019. As a white woman, Cara journeys toward understanding the racial realities of individual and systemic racism through falling in love with the son of a black icon and raising two mixed-raced sons. Cara, a former high school English teacher and outreach director, lives with her husband and two sons in Oakland, California.
Fight Evil with Poetry edited by Micah Bournes and Chris CampbellThe Color of Life: A Journey Toward Love and Racial Justice by Cara MeredithUnmarriageable: A Novel by Soniah KamalWrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston by Valerie BoydGathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker by Valerie Boyd (forthcoming)The Color of Compromise by Jemar TisbyNew Kid by Jerry CraftBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonOrdinary Light: A Memoir by Tracy K. SmithThe Light of the World: A Memoir by Elizabeth AlexanderReal American: A Memoir by Julie Lythcott-HaimsHunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxanne GayBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesMother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope by Jasmine L. HolmesGuidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys Into Race, Motherhood and History by Camille T. DungyCitizen: An American Lyric by Claudia RankineA Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation by Barry Wittenstein and Jerry PinkneyLoving: Interracial Intimacy in America and the Threat to White Supremacy by Sheryll CashinReconciliation Blues: A Black Evangelical's Inside View of White Christianity by Edward GilbreathMartin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan CollierChildren of God Storybook Bible by Archbishop Desmond TutuManna and Mercy: A Brief History of God's Unfolding Promise to Mend the Entire Universe by Daniel ErlanderThe Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. edited by Clayborne CarsonFarming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land by Leah Penniman and Karen Washington
Josina Guess is the assistant editor of The Bitter Southerner. She has contributed to an anthology called Fight Evil with Poetry as well as to a forthcoming book called Rally: Communal Prayers for Lovers of Justice and Jesus. Josina grew up in Washington, D.C., and now lives in northeast Georgia in an old farmhouse with her husband, four children, and lots of animals.
Cara and Josina join Jen to talk about the reading life in our cultural moment. They bring a wide range of recommendations, especially for following writers of color. They also recommend some fantastic children's books!
Books Mentioned in this Episode:Mon, 13 Jul 2020 - 8 - Episode 8: Children's Literature, with Mitali Perkins and Erin Wasinger
Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border by Mitali Perkins and Sara PalaciosWe We Loved Books by Mitali Perkins (forthcoming)Little Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettYear of Small Things: Radical Faith for the Rest of Us by Sarah Arthur and Erin WasingerThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Little House (series) by Laura Ingalls WilderEmily of Deep Valley by Maud Hart LovelaceAnne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud MontgomeryThe Silver Chair by C.S. LewisMiracles on Maple Hill by Virgina SorensonHeidi by Johanna SpyriHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingNew Kid by Jerry CraftWhen Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar MohamedForward Me Back to You by Mitali PerkinsThe Adventures of Tintin by HergeThe Story of Babar: The Little Elephant by Jean De BrunhoffThe Voyages of Dr. Dolittle by Hugh LoftingThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainCharlotte's Web by E.B. WhiteDog Man (series) by Dav PilkeySweet Valley High (series) by Francine PascalThe Baby-Sitter's Club by Ann M. MartinThe Crossover by Kwame AlexanderThe Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee StewartThe Chosen by Chaim PotokThank You, Omu! by Oge MoraMom's Sweater by Jayde Perkin
Jen is joined by Mitali Perkins and Erin Wasinger to discuss the reading life of children. They talk about the power of stories in the lives of kids, as well as the surprising tension and conflict in the discussion concerning what literature children should have access to, as well as how to encourage a love for reading as children grow. This is a fantastic conversation for those readers who have little ones in their lives!
Books Mentioned in this Episode:Mon, 29 Jun 2020 - 7 - Episode 7: Alex Joyner and Karen Stiller
Jen is joined by writers Alex Joyner and Karen Stiller to discuss reading in the life of ministry. They talk about how reading has shaped them as ministers, as well as the people they've led. They also talk about the perils of recommending books, and Karen coins the term "book bully." Fans of Annie Dillard will particularly appreciate this thoughtful episode.
The Minister's Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Doubt, Friendship, Loneliness, Forgiveness and More by Karen StillerTeaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters by Annie DillardTake and Read: Spiritual Reading - An Annotated List by Eugene PetersonLit: A Memoir by Mary KarrDevotions: The Selected Poems of Mary OliverListening for God, Volume 1: Contemporary Literature and the Life of FaithRevelations of Divine Love by Julian of NorwichVisions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good by Steven GarberThe Fabric of Faithfulness: Weaving Together Belief and Behavior by Steven GarberSensible Shoes: A Story About the Spiritual Journey by Sharon Garlough BrownCan You See Anything Now?: A Novel by Katherine JamesA Prayer for Orion: A Son's Addiction and a Mother's Love by Katherine JamesTelling Secrets by Frederick BuechnerEverything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate BowlerThe Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New by Annie DillardThe Liar's Club: A Memoir by Mary KarrThe Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ by Fleming Rutledge
Books mentioned:Mon, 15 Jun 2020 - 6 - Episode 6: Karen Swallow Prior & John Wilson (Reading Under Quarantine, Part 2) and a Special Announcement
After a special announcement about the future of the podcast, Jen continues the conversation about "reading under quarantine," with two very special guests: John Wilson and Karen Swallow Prior. They discuss what their reading experience is like right now in this disorienting time, and what types of books and authors they're gravitating towards.
How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church by C. Christopher SmithOn Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books by Karen Swallow PriorSpacefarers: How Humans Will Settle the Moon, Mars and Beyond by Christopher WanjekThe Index of Self-Destructive Acts by Christopher BehaThe Life and Death of Ancient Cities: A Natural History by Greg WoolfGod Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul by Mark BuchananThe Overstory: A Novel by Richard PowersHannah Coulter: A Novel by Wendell BerryO Pioneers! by Willa CatherThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Chosen by Chaim PotokThe Invincible by Stanislaw LemThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel DefoeParable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Books mentioned in this episode:Mon, 01 Jun 2020 - 5 - Episode 5 - Reading Under Quarantine (part 1) with Ashley Hales & Brandon O'Brien
In the first of a two-part conversation about reading under the Covid "quarantine," Chris and Jen have a lively discussion with writers Ashley Hales and Brandon O'Brien. They discuss what their reading experience is like right now, what types of books and authors they're gravitating to, and get pretty honest about the challenges of home life during this season.
Keeping Place: Reflections on the Meaning of Home by Jen Pollock MichelFinding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much by Ashley HalesThe Imperfect Pastor: Discovering Joy in Our Limitations through a Daily Apprenticeship with Jesus by Zack EswineLove Big, Be Well: Letters to a Small-Town Church by Winn CollierThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisA Spacious Life by Ashley Hales (forthcoming release, working title)Not From Around Here: What Unites Us, What Divides Us, and How We Can Move Forward by Brandon O'BrienSilence by Shusako EndoThe Power and the Glory by Graham GreeneThe End of the Affair by Graham GreeneHillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. VanceAcedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life by Kathleen Norris
Books mentioned in this episode:Mon, 18 May 2020 - 4 - Episode 4: More *Best* Books of 2019 & the Perils of "Professional Reading"
**Note: all 4 initial episodes of the ERB Podcast were recorded before the COVID-19 outbreak in the US. This is why this important event is not mentioned.**
The Middle of Things: Essays by Meghan FlorianA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’EngleThe Neapolitan Novels by Elena FerranteThe Recovering: Intoxication and its Aftermath by Leslie JamisonMiddlemarch by George EliotHard to Love: Essays and Confessions by Briallen HopperNotes From No Man’s Land: American Essays by Eula BissThe Empathy Exams: Essays by Leslie JamisonEx Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne FadimanShe Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan TwoheyEducated: A Memoir by Tara WestoverThe Dutch House: A Novel by Ann PatchettThe Turner House by Angela FlournoyThe Yellow House: A Memoir by Sarah M. BroomThe Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism by Jemar TisbyThe Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race by Willie James Jennings
On this episode Chris and Jen welcome essayist and ERB contributor Meghan Florian to discuss more favorite books from 2019, their own reading habits, and what it's like to be a "professional reader." They also highlight the Redbud Writer's Guild and have a discussion about the idea of intentionally-slow reading, and, of course, they talk about a few books they are currently enjoying.
Books/Writing mentioned in this episode:Special thanks to Brazos Press, sponsor of this episode, and publisher of the new book, Exiles on Missionbit.ly/ExilesOnMissionERB.
Many Christians in the West sense that traditional Christian teaching is losing traction in the public square. What does faithful Christian witness look like in a post-Christian culture?In Exiles on Mission, Paul Williams invites readers to embrace the language of exile and imagine a hopeful mission of the church in the post-Christian West. He shows a clear pathway for fruitful missional engagement for the whole people of God, helping Christians make sense of the world in which they live, more authentically integrate faith with everyday life, and orient all of their efforts within God’s missional purpose for the world.
Mon, 04 May 2020 - 3 - Episode 3 - "Best" Books of 2019? With John Wilson and Stina Kielsmeier-Cook
**Note: all 4 initial episodes of the ERB Podcast were recorded before the COVID-19 outbreak in the US. This is why this important event is not mentioned.**
Blessed Are The Agnostics by Stina Kielsmeier-Cook (upcoming release)Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks and a Writer's Life by Kathleen NorrisStalking the Divine: Contemplating Faith with the Poor Clares by Kristin OhlsonGive Us This Day by Liturgical Press (St. John's Abbey)My Sisters the Saints: A Spiritual Memoir by Colleen Carroll Campbell The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfect for God's by Colleen Carroll CampbellA Year in Reading by John Wilson (First Things)Magic and Spells by Hugh KennerJonathan Edwards: A Life by George MarsdenAfter Adam: The Books of Moses by Laurance WiederSave Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth ReichlThe Dearly Beloved: A Novel by Cara WallBecoming by Michelle ObamaUnfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist ChurchBetween Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border by Mitali Perkins
On this episode Chris and Jen welcome back John Wilson, and are joined by ERB contributor Stina Kielsmeier-Cook to discuss Stina's upcoming book, their own reading habits, and readings in monastic spirituality. They also highlight the important work of the Collegeville Institute in supporting thoughtful writing, and, of course, they talk about a few books they are currently enjoying.
Books/Writing mentioned in this episode:Special thanks to Brazos Press, sponsor of this episode, and publisher of the new book, On the Road with Saint Augustineby James K.A. Smith.
In On the Road with Saint Augustine, popular speaker and award-winning author James K. A. Smith invites us to take a journey with Augustine, who he calls ‘the patron saint of restless hearts.’
Following Smith’s successful You Are What You Love, this book shows how Augustine can be a pilgrim guide to a spirituality that meets the complicated world we live in. Augustine, says Smith, is a guide who has been there, asked our questions, and knows our frustrations and failed pursuits. Augustine spent a lifetime searching for his heart’s true home and he can help us find our way.Mon, 27 Apr 2020 - 2 - Episode 2: Finding Virtue in Our Political Climate & Voices from Latin America with Tim Hoiland & Amy Peterson
**Note: all 4 initial episodes of the ERB Podcast were recorded before the COVID-19 outbreak in the US. This is why this important event is not mentioned.**
A New House is a Big Deal by Tim HoilandDangerous Territory: My Misguided Quest to Save the World by Amy PetersonWhere Goodness Still Grows: Reclaiming Virtue in an Age of Hypocrisy by Amy PetersonA Better Man: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise PennyThe War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyThe War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyThe Gulf by Belle BoggsAfter the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America by Jessica GoudeauHagar Poems by Mohja KahfLaudato Si: On Care for our Common Home by Pope FrancisClimate Leviathan: A Political Theory of Our Planetary Future by Joel Wainwright & Geoff MannThe Book of Virtues by William J. BennettWearing God: Clothing, Laughter, Fire and Other Overlooked Ways of Meeting God by Lauren WinnerBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall KimmererThe Theology of Food: Eating and the Eucharist by Angel F. Mendez-MontoyaAmbition and Survival: Becoming a Poet by Christian WimanA Gospel for the Poor: Global Social Christianity and the Latin American Evangelical Left by David KirkpatrickThe Liar's Club: A Memoir by Mary KarrThe Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires our Trust More Than Our 'Correct' Beliefs by Peter EnnsProper Confidence: Faith, Doubt and Certainty in Christian Discipleship by Lesslie NewbiginKeys to Bonhoeffer's Haus: Exploring the World and Wisdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Laura Fabrycky
On this episode Chris and Jen are joined by ERB contributors Tim Hoiland and Amy Peterson to discuss their own reading habits, various media for reading, venues for reading well. The panelists have a lively discussion about Amy's new book, "Where Goodness Still Grows," the nature of virtue, and, of course, they talk about a few books they are currently enjoying.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Thanks to our sponsor for this episode, Brazos Press, publisher of the new book, The Church of Us vs. Them by David Fitch.
In his book The Church of Us vs. Them, David Fitch takes a close look at what drives the divisions in our congregations. He traces the enemy-making patterns in church history and diagnoses the divisiveness that marks the contemporary evangelical church. Fitch shows a way for the church to unwind the antagonisms of our day and make space for Christ’s reconciling presence in our day-to-day lives. He offers new patterns and practices that move the church beyond making enemies to being the presence of Christ in the world, helping us free ourselves from a faith that feeds on division.Mon, 20 Apr 2020 - 1 - Introducing the ERB Podcast - with John Wilson
**Note: all 4 initial episodes of the ERB Podcast were recorded before the COVID-19 outbreak in the US. This is why this important event is not mentioned.**
Surprised by Paradox by Jen Pollock MichelKeeping Place by Jen Pollock MichelTeach Us to Want by Jen Pollock MichelMake a List by Marilyn Chandler McEntyreSing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoJohn the Pupil by David FlusfederThe Brother Caedfel Series by Ellis PetersThe Second Sleep by Robert HarrisAn Experiment in Criticism by C.S. LewisThe Last Romantics by Tara Conklin
We are excited to bring you the first episode of the Englewood Review of Books podcast! This podcast is going to be an ongoing panel discussion about books, culture and the reading life. Chris and Jen are joined by former Books and Culture editor John Wilson to discuss their own reading habits, various media for reading, venues for reading well, and, of course, a few books they are currently enjoying.
Books mentioned in this episode:Thanks to our sponsor for this episode, Brazos Press, publisher of the new book, "How the Body of Christ Talks," by C. Christopher Smith.
In today’s highly charged environment, we often don’t know how to talk well with others—especially with people whose backgrounds differ from our own. In How the Body of Christ Talks, C. Christopher Smith addresses why conversation has become such a challenge for us and argues that it is perhaps the most-needed spiritual practice of our individualistic age.Smith shows how church communities can be where we learn to talk with and listen to one another with kindness and compassion. In community, we learn what it means to belong to others and to a story that is bigger than ourselves.
Mon, 30 Mar 2020
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