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Episode 37 | Tiffany Kriner on Louise Erdrich's LaRose
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tiffany Kriner joins Claude Atcho in continuing the exploration of the fruits of the Spirit. This week's selection of LaRose by Louise Erdrich focuses...
Episode 36 | Winn Collier on Wendell Berry's Jayber Crow
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Winn Collier joins Austin to discuss the work of American novelist and poet Wendell Berry. Within the fictional town of Port William, the pair discuss...
Episode 35 | Lit Pulpit - The Moviegoer by Walker Percy
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode for this season's spin-off series, Lit Pulpit, hosts Claude Atcho and Austin Carty discuss Walker Percy's award-winning novel, Th...
Episode 34 | Daniel Nayeri on Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Daniel Nayeri joins Jessica to talk about their shared love for Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes. In the discussion, a theory is posited tha...
Episode 33 | S.D. Smith on Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Paton's novel is widely regarded as a source of hope and endurance amid pain and significant suffering. As The Scandal of Reading continues seaso...
Episode 32 | Lit Pulpit 2 - "The Movie Goer" & The Search
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The search — what is it and why does it matter? Claude and Austin tackle this important theme from Walker Percy’s The MoviegoerWhether you are rea...
Episode 31 | Lit Pulpit - Recapping Baldwin & the Next Book Pick
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To start this new season of Lit Pulpit, Claude and Austin recap lessons from James Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain, look back at important them...
Episode 30 | Grace Hamman on Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Fruit of the Spirit is Love. This week's guest author is medievalist, Grace Hamman. The two discuss the work of Revelations of Divine Love...
Episode 29 | Phillip Yancey on John Donne
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Fruits of the Spirit theme continues for Season 3 with acclaimed author Phillip Yancey. Together host Jennifer, the duo discuss the devotionals of...
Episode 28 | Shemaiah Gonzalez on Joy 100 Poems
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shemiah Gonzales talks with Jessica to kick off Season 3 of The Scandal of Reading to discuss the edited collection of Joy: 100 Poems. Shemiah is w...
Episdoe 27 | Lit Pulpit 5 - Go Tell It On The Mountain Part 5
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 5, Claude and Austin continue the discussion of “Gabriel’s Prayer” in James Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain. In this discussi...
Episode 26 | Lit Pulpit 4 - Go Tell It On The Mountain Part 4
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 4, Claude and Austin discuss religious power, toxic faith, and the complications of conversion by looking at “Gabriel’s Prayer” in Ja...
Episode 25 | Neal Plantinga on John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath"
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cornelius "Neal" Plantinga Jr. joins Austin to discuss one of the most celebrated novels in American history, The Grapes of Wrath. The pair discuss th...
Episode 24 | Alan Noble on T.S. Elliot's The Four Quartets
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Noble joins Jessica to discuss the 20th century Elliot's process of looking back into his tradition as the means of of writing poetry. The pair f...
Episode 23 | Angel Adams Parham on Phillis Wheatley
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Associate Professor of Sociology Angel Adams Parham joins Claude to provide historical context to the life of poet Phillis Wheatley. The pair take a f...
Episode 22 | Lit Pulpit 3 - Go Tell It On The Mountain Part 3
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 3, Claude and Austin discuss Part 2 “Florence’s Prayer” and the way that time functions in Baldwin’s novel, drawing out the interge...
Episode 21 | Mary McCampbell on Graham Greene's The Power and the Glory
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mary W. McCampbell joins the show to talk about Graham Greene's novel, The Power and the Glory. Themes discussed by Jessica and Mary in the show revol...
Episode 20 | Kaitlyn Schiess on Dorothy L. Sayers Zeal of thy House
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, Author, and ThD student Kaitlyn Schiess joins Jessica to talk about their love for Dorothy L. Sayers' Zeal of Thy House and her works on human...
Episode 19 | Lit Pulpit 2 - Go Tell It On The Mountain Part 2
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Claude and Austin discuss their impressions of the Baldwin’s cast of characters and the critical importance of setting–the world, the church, and ...
Episode 18 | Jessica Hooten Wilson on Reading for the Love of God
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode, co-host Claude Atcho turns the tables and interviews Jessica Hooten Wilson regarding her forthcoming book, Reading for the Lo...
Episode 17 | D.L. Mayfield on Dorothy Day's "The Long Loneliness"
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
D.L. Mayfield joins host Jessica Hooten Wilson to discuss the life and writings of the social worker and self described anarchist who renounced materi...
Episode 16 | Lit Pulpit - Go Tell It On The Mountain
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Austin and Claude start with a quick overview of James Baldwin’s debut novel then dive into its opening paragraph to explore the novel’s religious...
Episode 15 | Patti Callahan Henry on CS Lewis' "Till We Have Faces"
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica is joined by Patti Callahan Henry to discuss their shared love for C.S. Lewis and how his relationship with Joy Davidman influenced his last f...
Episode 14 | Matt Mullins on Anne Bradstreet
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica is joined by Matthew Mullins to discuss their shared love for poetry and Anne Bradstreet. Books Referenced: Books Referenced:Tales of a Four...
Episode 13 | Drew E. Jackson on Howard Thurman's "Jesus and the Disinherited"
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica is joined by poet and pastor, Drew E. Jackson to discuss Howard Thurman's Jesus and the Disinherited. Books Referenced: Jesus and the Disin...
Episode 12 | Intro to Lit Pulpit
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The season finale of The Scandal of Reading gives a preview for the next season as well as new podcast from co-hosts Claude Atcho and Austin Carty. He...
Episode 11 | Austin Carty on Frederick Buechner's Godric
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica is joined by Austin Carty to discuss Frederick Buechner's Pulitzer Prize nominated novel, Godric. The pair discuss the themes found not only ...
Episode 10 | Tsh Oxenreider on Walker Percy's The Moviegoer
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica is joined by Tsh Oxenreider to discuss Walker Percy’s debut novel, The Moviegoer (1961). The pair discuss how the book, as does many of Perc...
Episode 9 | Abigail Favale on Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Herland
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson and Professor Abigail Favale discuss feminist utopian novel Herlandby Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Why is this novel sti...
Episode 8 | Haley Stewart on Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica hosts Haley Stewart to discuss the 1920 novel by Sigrid Undset, Kristin Lavransdatter. This trilogy of novels described the life of Kristin i...
Episode 7 | Karen Swallow Prior on Flannery O'Connor's The Violent Bear It Away
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica hosts fellow Flannery O'Connor fan, Karen Swallow Prior to discuss the author's final Novel, The Violent Bear It Away. The pair discuss O'Conn...
Episode 6 | Chris Smith on Georges Bernanos' Diary of a Country Priest
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Chris Smith to discuss Georges Bernanos' 1936 novel Diary of a Country Priest . Together they talk abo...
Episode 5 | Dr. Jack Heller on A Lesson Before Dying
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Jack Heller to discuss Ernest Gaines' 8th novel published in 1993, A Lesson Before Dying. Together they d...
Episode 4 | Claude Atcho on Zora Neale Hurston's Moses, Man of the Mountain
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Claude Atcho to discuss Zora Neale Hurston's 1938 novel, Moses, Man of the Mountain which Claude discusse...
Episode 3 | Joy Clarkson on Vodolazkin's Laurus
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Joy Clarkson to discuss Eugene Vodolazkin's. Together they discuss the themes of trauma, imitation of Chr...
Episode 2 | Jessica H. Wilson with Andrew Peterson on Book of the Dun Cow
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Andrew Peterson to discuss The Book of the Dun Cow. Together they discuss the themes of "creation care" a...
Episode 1 | An Introduction
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Claude Atcho and Austin Carty to discuss the purpose and future of the podcast. Why should we be reading ...