Jeffrey Overstreet talks Madeleine L'Engle
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In this episode David chats with Jeffrey Overstreet, an award-winning novelist, arts critic, and writing professor about the work and legacy of Madeleine L'Engle, whose birthday was November 29th. They chat about L'Engle's book Walking on Water, teaching writing with L'Engle in mind, and much more.
To learn more about Jeffrey's work, visit LookingCloser.org.
Loeb Classics Editor, Jeffrey Henderson
Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and leaders who are carefully contemplating the intersection of classical thought and contemporary culture.
In this episode David chats with Dr. Jeffrey Henderson, general editor of the Loeb Classics. Dr. Henderson is the William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Greek Language and Literature, and former Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, at Boston University. This conversation touches on the history of the Loeb Classics library, how they determine what to publish, when to publish a new edition of a great work, the distinctive design of the books, and much more.
Jeremy Begbie, author of "A Peculiar Orthodoxy"
Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and leaders who are carefully contemplating the intersection of classical thought and contemporary culture.
In this episode David chats with Dr. Jeremy Begbie about his new book A Peculiar Orthodoxy: Reflections on Theology and the Arts, which emphasizes "the role of a biblically grounded creedal orthodox as he shows how Christian theology and the arts can enrich each other." Topics of conversation include the origin of Dr. Begbie's love of music, his path to the Christian faith, his misgivings with contemporary Christian arts scholarship, music education, the value of the arts in worship, and much more.
Discussing Crime Fiction with Dorian Stuber
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In this episode David chats with literature professor and crime fiction enthusiast, Dorian Stuber, about some of the best books, characters, and authors available in the world of crime/mystery fiction.
Winston Churchill biographer Andrew Roberts
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In this episode David chats with historian Andrew Robert about his new biography of Sir. Winston Churchill. Based on new archival material, including letters, diaries, and political documents never before accessible to historians, Churchill: Walking with Destiny is a landmark that offers readers the full and definitive Winston Churchill, from birth to lasting legacy, as personally revealing as it is compulsively readable.
This episode is brought to you by our friends at the Honors College at Azusa Pacific University.
Brad Birzer on the Life and Legacy of Russell Kirk
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In this episode David chats with Brad Brizer, author of Russell Kirk: American Conservative about the life and legacy of Russell Kirk. They chat about his childhood, his mysterious family heritage, his eccentricities, his outsized influence, how he would feel about our current moment, and much more.
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