Grace Hamman is a writer and independent scholar of Middle English contemplative writing and poetry. She is also the host of the podcast, Old Books with Grace. Her first book is Jesus through Medieval Eyes: Beholding Christ with the Artists, Mystics, and Theologians of the Middle Ages. In this episode Dr. Hamman and Jonathan Rogers talk about the gift of surprise, the discipline of openness, and old books as a guard against chronological snobbery.

<a href="https://gracehamman.com/">Grace Hamman</a> is a writer and independent scholar of Middle English contemplative writing and poetry. She is also the host of the podcast, Old Books with Grace. Her first book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/jesus-through-medieval-eyes-beholding-christ-with-the-artists-mystics-and-theologians-of-the-middle-ages-grace-hamman/19935414?ean=9780310145837">Jesus through Medieval Eyes: Beholding Christ with the Artists, Mystics, and Theologians of the Middle Ages</a>. In this episode Dr. Hamman and Jonathan Rogers talk about the gift of surprise, the discipline of openness, and old books as a guard against chronological snobbery.

Conversations with writers about writing, hosted by Jonathan Rogers.

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Grace Hamman Looks with Medieval Eyes

Dr. Junius Johnson is an independent scholar and teacher and a public intellectual who devotes his time to thinking and writing about whatever is noble and excellent, and how to bring those things to bear to nurture meaningful lives. You can find out more about his classes at JuniusJohnson.com. In this episode, Junius and Jonathan Rogers talk about receiving wonder and adding to the stock of the world’s wonders. And Junius asks, Who invented dragons?

Dr. Junius Johnson is an independent scholar and teacher and a public intellectual who devotes his time to thinking and writing about whatever is noble and excellent, and how to bring those things to bear to nurture meaningful lives. You can find out more about his classes at <a href="https://www.juniusjohnson.com/">JuniusJohnson.com</a>. In this episode, Junius and Jonathan Rogers talk about receiving wonder and adding to the stock of the world’s wonders. And Junius asks, Who invented dragons?

Junius Johnson asks who invented the dragon.

Karen Stiller writes about  the intersections between faith and the world, social issues, matters of justice and doing better. Her most recent book is Holiness Here: Searching for God in the Ordinary Events of Everyday Life. In this episode, Karen and Jonathan Rogers talk about holiness as a matter of loving people well as opposed to telling them how they have fallen short–and what that holiness has to do with the writing life. They also talk about writing in the midst of grief.

Read Karen's essay, "Why Keep Writing in the Midst of Grief?"

Karen Stiller writes about  the intersections between faith and the world, social issues, matters of justice and doing better. Her most recent book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/holiness-here-searching-for-god-in-the-ordinary-events-of-everyday-life-karen-stiller/20628234?ean=9781641587457">Holiness Here: Searching for God in the Ordinary Events of Everyday Life</a>. In this episode, Karen and Jonathan Rogers talk about holiness as a matter of loving people well as opposed to telling them how they have fallen short–and what that holiness has to do with the writing life. They also talk about writing in the midst of grief.
Read Karen's essay, <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/ekstasismagazine/p/why-keep-writing-in-the-midst-of?r=2mb5k&amp;utm_medium=ios">"Why Keep Writing in the Midst of Grief?"</a>

Karen Stiller on Holiness Here

In this interview, recorded in front of a live audience at The Habit Summer Writers Weekend in June 2024, Doug McKelvey discusses the ups and downs of a muti-faceted writing career. Doug is the author of the Every Moment Holy books.

In this interview, recorded in front of a live audience at The Habit Summer Writers Weekend in June 2024, Doug McKelvey discusses the ups and downs of a muti-faceted writing career. Doug is the author of the <a href="https://store.rabbitroom.com/pages/every-moment-holy">Every Moment Holy books</a>.

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