Claude Atcho is a pastor in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the author of Reading Black Books: How African American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just. As Josh Larsen has said, this work of Christian literary criticism is written "with the passion of a book lover and the urgency of a preacher." In this episode, Claude Atcho and Jonathan Rogers visit some of the great works of twentieth century Black literature. They talk about a kind of theological reading that goes well beyond empathy. They also discuss what it means to acknowledge the image of God in another person—among other things.

<p>Claude Atcho is a pastor in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the author of <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/reading-black-books-claude-atcho/17894165?ean=9781587435294">Reading Black Books: How African American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just</a>.</em> As Josh Larsen has said, this work of Christian literary criticism is written "with the passion of a book lover and the urgency of a preacher." In this episode, Claude Atcho and Jonathan Rogers visit some of the great works of twentieth century Black literature. They talk about a kind of theological reading that goes well beyond empathy. They also discuss what it means to acknowledge the image of God in another person—among other things.</p>

Conversations with writers about writing, hosted by Jonathan Rogers.

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