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The Re-Enchantment Book Club
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In this podcast about the intersection between faith & literature, hosts Jordan Porr and Brendan Michael explore how good stories can “re-enchant” us in a disenchanted age - the longings they point us to, the excellence of their craft, and their power to redemptively impact our lives.
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Oct 600:43:00Tap to summarizeThe Lottery In this episode, Jordan and Brendan debate what defines a Dystopia; they also discuss the day they’ll beat their swords into plowshares, the shadow side of redemptive reality, the human capacity for violence, the “what the heck is going on here” feeling, an ill-fated cupcake, and the counter-catachesis of the Christian life. What We’re Reading: So We Read On by Maureen Corrigan That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis Other Mentions: The Twilight Zone Black Mirror Dystopian Fiction Next episode we will be discussing Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry. We hope you join us! Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra
Transcribe →The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Sep 100:51:53Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss the nature of dignity, the soul-crushing need to justify your existence, the cost of disordered loves, ambiguous epiphanies, the inherent value of humanity, the classist admiration for English lords, and whether or not they would have made good butlers. What We’re Reading: The Cost of the Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer The Chosen by Chaim Potok The Second Coming by Walker Percy Other Mentions: Tom Waits - “Ruby’s Arms” Luke 11, Matthew 23 Unreliable Narrators Foils Next episode we will be discussing The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. We hope you join us! Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra
Transcribe →Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Aug 4, 202501:02:21Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Jordan and Brendan gush over the scarcity of admirable literary heroes, the value of patient writing, the struggle to understand the world, the tension between perishable beauty and the far side of eternity, the power of sacramental blessing, and the art of peeling onion layers. What We’re Reading: A River Runs Through It by Norman McLean Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart by Russ Ramsey True Grit by Charles Portis Other Mentions: John Calvin - Institutes of the Christian Religion Epistolary Novel Form Romans 7:18-20 Next episode we will be discussing The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. We hope you join us! Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra
Transcribe →Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Jul 7, 202500:50:18Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss the reintegrated life in a disintegrated world, the law of the jungle vs. the ministry of reconciliation, what’s caught instead of taught, seeking peace by loving people instead of ideas, the paradox of love & power, and the good earthiness of vegetables. What We’re Reading: The Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula LeGuin Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott The Book of Hours by Rainer Maria Rilke Next episode we will be discussing Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. We hope you join us! Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra
Transcribe →Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Jun 2, 202500:48:24Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss the role of college professors in book enjoyment, the profundity of childlike faith, the need for unconditional connection, the loneliness and heartache of the world, the power of simple acts of kindness, feelings too big for our bodies, and the sweet tartness of a Florida staple. What We’re Reading: Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon The Last Gentleman by Walker Percy Providence by John Piper Other Mentions: Song Exploder Podcast To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Rich Mullins - "We're Not as Strong as We Think We Are" Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Next episode we will be discussing Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton. We hope you join us! Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra
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