A man of many interests, Lee Camp is a theology professor, the host of the Tokens variety show, and the author of Scandalous Witness: A Little Political Manifesto for Christians. In this episode, Jonathan and Lee discuss Lee’s controversially orthodox assertions, the necessity for a hermeneutic of love, and the inextricability of true hope and the courage to encounter a new story.

A man of many interests, Lee Camp is a theology professor, the host of the Tokens variety show, and the author of <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780802877352">Scandalous Witness: A Little Political Manifesto for Christians</a>. In this episode, Jonathan and Lee discuss Lee&rsquo;s controversially orthodox assertions, the necessity for a hermeneutic of love, and the inextricability of true hope and the courage to encounter a new story.

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S2 E12: Lee Camp's Controversial Orthodoxies

This week's episode is an old favorite from 2024. Leif Enger writes novels about good people living through bad times. His new book, I Cheerfully Refuse, epitomizes what the Los Angeles Tines calls Enger's “musical, sometimes magical and deeply satisfying kind of storytelling.” In this episode, Leif Enger and Jonathan Rogers talk about dystopian fiction; courage, literacy, and hope; and the bass guitar.

This week's episode is an old favorite from 2024. Leif Enger writes novels about good people living through bad times. His new book,&nbsp;I Cheerfully Refuse, epitomizes what the Los Angeles Tines calls Enger's &ldquo;musical, sometimes magical and deeply satisfying kind of storytelling.&rdquo; In this episode, Leif Enger and Jonathan Rogers talk about dystopian fiction; courage, literacy, and hope; and the bass guitar.

Leif Enger on I Cheerfully Refuse (from the archives)

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Joyce McPherson has written ten biographies–as well as several middle-grade novels–in 45 minute increments snatched from a busy life as a mother of nine and as a college instructor. Her most recent book is a biography of Jane Austen. In this episode, Joyce McPherson and Jonathan Rogers talk about how her mother convinced her to start writing for publication when she had two small children. We talk about research for biographies and historical fiction. And we talk about Joyce’s experiences with both traditional publishing and self-publishing.

<a href="https://joyce-mcpherson.blogspot.com/">Joyce McPherson</a> has written ten biographies&ndash;as well as several middle-grade novels&ndash;in 45 minute increments snatched from a busy life as a mother of nine and as a college instructor. Her most recent book is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8WK2ZTQ?ref_=pe_93986420_775043100">a biography of Jane Austen</a>. In this episode, Joyce McPherson and Jonathan Rogers talk about how her mother convinced her to start writing for publication when she had two small children. We talk about research for biographies and historical fiction. And we talk about Joyce&rsquo;s experiences with both traditional publishing and self-publishing.

Joyce McPherson Writes Books 45 Minutes at a Time

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/d699cc26-51ff-4875-9bdb-aa4e006494dd/clips/20bb645f-2244-4264-b448-b3d000d6f330/transcript

Winfield Bevins is an author, a visual artist, and the founding director of Creo Arts, a non-profit that exists to bring beauty, goodness, and truth to the world through the arts. His new book is How Beauty Will Save the World: Recovering the Power of the Arts for the Christian Life. In this episode, Winfield and Jonathan Rogers talk about how beauty will save the world. They also talk about a modern Renaissance of the arts, moving from beauty to truth, and making space for Sabbath rest.

Winfield Bevins is an author, a visual artist, and the founding director of <a href="https://www.creoarts.org/">Creo Arts</a>, a non-profit that exists to bring beauty, goodness, and truth to the world through the arts. His new book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-beauty-will-save-the-world-recovering-the-power-of-the-arts-for-the-christian-life-winfield-bevins/f6e3c5064b0ddec3?ean=9781964817101&amp;next=t">How Beauty Will Save the World: Recovering the Power of the Arts for the Christian Life</a>. In this episode, Winfield and Jonathan Rogers talk about how beauty will save the world. They also talk about a modern Renaissance of the arts, moving from beauty to truth, and making space for Sabbath rest.

Winfield Bevins Thinks Beauty Will Save the World

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/d699cc26-51ff-4875-9bdb-aa4e006494dd/clips/2908c7df-946c-44b0-8749-b3c900213900/transcript

S2 E12: Lee Camp's Controversial Orthodoxies

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