It’s time for the quarterly books episode of The Russell Moore Show!
Tune in as Russell and producer Ashley Hales talk about their recent reads ranging from politics to poetry. The two discuss a variety of topics including Augustine’s argument in City of God , how theological convictions become slogans, and the world of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Their conversation considers what true joy looks like, why it’s okay not to understand everything we read (even in the Bible), and how books can give us words for our most deeply felt human experiences.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music by Leah Payne
City of God by Augustine
God's Rascal: J. Frank Norris and the Beginnings of Southern Fundamentalism (America's Baptists) by Barry Hankins
Joy: 100 Poems by Christian Wiman
Zero at the Bone by Christian Wiman
Four Quartets: A Poem by T.S. Eliot
Lutheran Slogans: Use and Abuse by Robert W. Jenson
A Shining by Jon Fosse
The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
The Maytrees: A Novel by Annie Dillard
Additional resources mentioned in this episode include:
Petra
Amy Grant
Rich Mullins
“Christian Wiman’s Work Against Despair”
George M. Marsden
Eugene Peterson
Music & Meaning with Charlie Peacock
Owen Barfield
C.S. Lewis
J.R.R. Tolkien
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Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Ashley Hales
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