In this podcast about the intersection between faith & literature, hosts Jordan Porr and Brendan Michael explore how good stories can “re-enchant” us in a disenchanted age - the longings they point us to, the excellence of their craft, and their power to redemptively impact our lives.
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In this podcast about the intersection between faith & literature, hosts Jordan Porr and Brendan Michael explore how good stories can “re-enchant” us in a disenchanted age - the longings they point us to, the excellence of their craft, and their power to redemptively impact our lives.
In this episode, Jordan and Brendan gush over the scarcity of admirable literary heroes, the value of patient writing, the struggle to understand the world, the tension between perishable beauty and the far side of eternity, the power of sacramental blessing, and the art of peeling onion layers.
What We’re Reading:
A River Runs Through It by Norman McLean
Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart by Russ Ramsey
True Grit by Charles Portis
Other Mentions:
John Calvin - Institutes of the Christian Religion
Epistolary Novel Form
Romans 7:18-20
Next episode we will be discussing The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. We hope you join us!
Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry
Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra
The Re-Enchantment Book Club
In this podcast about the intersection between faith & literature, hosts Jordan Porr and Brendan Michael explore how good stories can “re-enchant” us in a disenchanted age - the longings they point us to, the excellence of their craft, and their power to redemptively impact our lives.