Holy Writ Podcast

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At the Holy Writ podcast, we talk to faith people about what they’re reading and writing. It’s part book club, part interview that I hope stirs a new kind of conversation that humanizes faith and finds holy writ in unexpected places.

Holy Writ Podcast


    • Jul 9, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 1m AVG DURATION
    • 15 EPISODES


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    A Conversation with Casie Moen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2018 48:54


    Carla discusses David Foster Wallace’s essay Authority and American Usage and Flannery O’Connor’s story The Life You Save May Be Your Own with Casie Moen. The conversation touches on the use of language, internal and external authority, and saving one’s life. 

    A Conversation with Kate Martin (originally aired Feb 16, 2017)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018 72:15


    Carla talks with Javier Sampedro, producer for the Holy Writ podcast, on favorite episodes, art, and shared humanity. In the replay of the conversation that originally aired on Feb. 16, 2017, Carla talks with Kate Martin from Sojourn Grace Collective in San Diego, CA. During their conversation, Carla and Kate discuss their spoken word poetry. The pieces are "She Raged" and "I'm With Her" by Kate and "Seeking Pleasing" by Carla.

    A Conversation with David Finnegan-Hosey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 65:34


    Carla talks with David Finnegan-Hosey about Shusako Endo's novel Silence. The conversation touches on mental health, the silence of God, and isolation. And you’ll get a bonus discussion of David's new book, Christ on the Psych Ward. Find out more about David's book at christonthepsychward.com.

    A Conversation with Ben Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2018 75:48


    Carla talks with Ben Grace about Chaim Potok's novel My Name is Asher Lev. Ben and Carla discuss art, family, and the pain of differentiation. And you'll get a sneak speak of Ben's new song, New York Lullaby.

    A Conversation with Brian McLaren

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2018 66:11


    Carla talks with Brian McLaren about Frank Schaeffer's novel Portofino, male fragility, coming of age, and changing faith. 

    A Conversation with Lindsay Comstock

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2018 60:43


    Rev. Dr. Lindsay Comstock joins Carla to discuss Dr. Elizabeth A. Johnson’s book Quest for the Living God. The conversation touches on Womanism, Lindsay’s move to Bali, getting rid of stuff, and being vs. doing.

    A Conversation with Robb Ryerse

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2017 62:50


    Brand New Congress candidate Robb Ryerse joins Carla for a conversation about The White House Mess, a political satire by Christopher Buckley. The conversation touches on the brilliance of Vanessa Ryerse, the comedy of politics and power, populism vs. nationalism as a response to partisan politics, and running for office without corporate funding.

    A Conversation with Rachael Hadley McClair

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2017 71:34


    Rachael Hadley McClair joins Carla to discuss The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. The conversation touches on religion and power, scarcity and abundance, and the favoritism or impartiality of God.

    A Conversation with Josh Scott

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2017 63:37


    Carla talks with Josh Scott, lead pastor at Morgantown Community Church, about Christopher Moore’s book Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal, a witty tale about Jesus’s years of self-discovery. Josh and Carla cover topics like freedom, leadership, and sin.

    A Conversation with Tina Schermer Sellers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2017 39:42


    Recorded in front of a live audience at the Wild Goose Festival, Carla talks with Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers about her book Sex, God, and the Conservative Church: Erasing Shame from Sexual Intimacy, which explores the impacts of purity culture.

    A Conversation with Paula Williams and Jonathan Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2017 57:16


    Carla talks with Paula Williams and Jonathan Williams about Ethan Canin’s novel A Doubter’s Almanac. Paula and Jonathan share their experiences as father and son through Paula’s gender transition, riff on their shared passion for Wendell Berry, and

    A Keynote from Jes Kast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2017 37:45


    This episode takes a slight detour from the bookclub and interview structure to hear Carla’s guest from Episode 2, Jes Kast, give a brilliant keynote titled, “She Is Called; She Is Courageous; She Is a Collaborator,” at the She Is Called conference in New York City last month.

    A Conversation with Victoria Peterson-Hilleque

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2017 66:30


    In this episode of Holy Writ, Carla talks with Victoria Peterson-Hilleque from Minneapolis, MN. During their conversation, Carla and Victoria discuss Rilke’s Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, slam poetry and mindfulness.

    A Conversation with Jes Kast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2017 68:27


    Carla talks with Jes Kast, associate minister at West End Collegiate Church in New York City. During their conversation, Carla and Jes discuss Rupi Kaur's Milk and Honey, the end of relationships and the healing process.

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    A Conversation with Kate Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2017 60:46


    Carla talks with Kate Martin from Sojourn Grace Collective in San Diego, CA. During their conversation, Carla and Kate discuss their spoken word poetry. The pieces are "She Raged" and "I'm With Her" by Kate and "Seeking Pleasing" by Carla.

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