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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 that as we move towards a more and more visual culture (i.e., graphic novels, prestige television, and YouTube), Calvin & Hobbes marks the ascendancy of that visual medium and the decline of the traditional novel. The Theology of Calvin and Hobbes by Richard Beck The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Daniel Nayeri Daniel was born in Iran and spent some years as a refugee before immigrating to Oklahoma at age eight with his family. He is the author of several books for young readers, including Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story), winner of the Michael L. Printz Award, the Christopher Medal, and the Middle Eastern Book Award. He lives in the US with his wife and son. Learn more about Daniel Nayeri Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 season 3's theme about the Fruits of the Spirit, Claude Atcho interviews author S.D. Smith, who arrived in South Africa when Mandela was released from prison and left when he became president. S.D. Smith shares his perspective on Paton's work having firsthand experience of life in South Africa and how the book influenced his formation. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton Information on Claude Atcho: Claude is the Vicar (Planting Pastor) for the Charlottesville church plant of the Diocese of Christ Our Hope, ACNA.  Previously, Claude lived in Memphis, TN where he served as pastor of a multi-ethnic church, Fellowship Memphis. He's the author of Reading Black Books: How African-American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just, forthcoming from Brazos Press in Summer 2022. Information on S.D. Smith: S. D. Smith is the author of The Green Ember Series, a million-selling adventure saga featuring heroic #RabbitsWithSwords. The Green Ember spent time as the number one bestselling audiobook in the world on Audible. He is also the author of the madcap Mooses with Bazookas: And Other Stories Children Should Never Read as well as a fantasy adventure novel co-authored with his son, Jack Zulu and the Waylander's Key. Smith's stories are captivating readers across the globe who are hungry for “new stories with an old soul.” Smith is a founder and owner of Story Warren, a publishing, events, and IP development house based in rural West Virginia. Story Warren exists to serve families as “allies in imagination.”  S. D. Smith lives in Grandview, West Virginia with his wife and four kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The search — what is it and why does it matter? Claude and Austin tackle this important theme from Walker Percy's The Moviegoer Whether you are reading along with us or simply want to know more about this important novel, join us as journey through this novel. Be sure to check out our Lit Pulpit Facebook group where you can ask questions and share thoughts on the novel: The Lit Pulpit Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 themes in the novel, discuss and interpret John's conversion experience, and announce the next book for Lit Pulpit. About the Host Claude Atcho: Claude is the Vicar (Planting Pastor) for the Charlottesville church plant of the Diocese of Christ Our Hope, ACNA. Previously, Claude lived in Memphis, TN where he served as pastor of a multi-ethnic church, Fellowship Memphis. He's the author of Reading Black Books: How African-American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just. About the Host Austin Carty: Austin holds degrees in literature and divinity from High Point University (B.A.) and Wake Forest University (M.Div.), and a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) from Emory University. He is the author of Christianity Today's Book Award of Merit for Church and Pastoral Leadership, The Pastor's Bookshelf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's Fruit of the Spirit is Love. This week's guest author is medievalist, Grace Hamman. The two discuss the work of Jesus through Medieval Eyes by Julian of Norwich. Revelations of Divine Love, by Julian of Norwich Jesus through Medieval Eyes, by Grace Hamman Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Grace Hamman: Grace is the author of Jesus through Medieval Eyes, host of the Old Books with Grace podcast, as well as a medievalist, and wife and mom of three young kids. Learn more about Grace Hamman at her Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Fruits of the Spirit theme continues for Season 3 with acclaimed author Phillip Yancey. Together host Jennifer, the duo discuss the devotionals of John Donne (1571 - 1631 A.D.), a cleric in the Church of England and the exhibited virtue of patience. Where the Light Fell: A Memoir by Phillip Yancey Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Phillip Yancey: Growing up in a strict, fundamentalist church in the southern USA. Ever since, Yancey has explored the most basic questions and deepest mysteries of the Christian faith. Early on he crafted best-selling books such as Disappointment with God and Where is God When it Hurts? while also editing The Student Bible. Yancey worked as a journalist in Chicago for some twenty years, editing the youth magazine Campus Life while also writing for a wide variety of magazines including Reader's Digest, Saturday Evening Post, National Wildlife, and Christianity Today. Learn more about Phillip Yancey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 working on her own book called, Undaunted Joy and the pair discuss the constant debate on how to define "joy" that eludes the academic and the lay person.  Joy: 100 Poems, edited by Christian Wiman Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Shemaiah Gonzalez: Shemaiah Gonzalez is a writer with degrees in English Literature (BA) , Intercultural Ministry (MAPS) and Creative Non-Fiction Writing (MFA). She thrives in moments where storytelling, art, literature, and faith collide. Her work has appeared in America Magazine, Image Journal's Good Letters, Ekstasis, The Curator, and Loyola Press, among others. She is currently writing a memoir, in the tradition of St. Augustine's Confessions, it is written as a prayer. Obsessed with being well-rounded she jumps from Victorian Lit to Kendrick Lamar, from the homeless shelter to the cocktail party. A Los Angeles native, she now lives in Seattle with her husband and their two sons. Learn more about Shemaiah Gonzalez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After 400 episodes, we've reached the end. But before we go, Kevin and Sarah have a conversation about their ethos of faithful movie criticism, bringing the podcast full circle to a conversation Kevin and Wade had with Josh Larsen (Think Christian, Filmspotting, Fear Not!) in the earliest days of the podcast. This is our final weekly podcast episode. Thank you for listening. We're not packing up our critical gear entirely: Seeing & Believing is now a newsletter. Keep the conversation going by giving us a follow on Substack or Letterboxd. Watch Skhizein! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin and Sarah retire to the drawing room, where they'll be getting to the bottom of the mystery of both this week's movies. First up is Kenneth Branagh's A Haunting in Venice, Kenneth Branagh's third installment playing and directing a Hercule Poirot mystery. For the Watchlist, Kevin chooses Robert Altman's 2001 murder mystery of manners, Gosford Park. Episode 400 will be our final weekly podcast episode before we transform Seeing & Believing into a Substack. If you have any thoughts about the show, we'd love to hear them. Send us an email at seeingandbelievingcapc at gmail dot com, or follow us on Letterboxd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Sarah and Kevin review Bottoms, the latest from director Emma Seligman about a pair of high school seniors (Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri) who start a fight club to try to impress girls. For the Watchlist, Sarah introduces Kevin to Howard Hawks's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. We're launching a Seeing and Believing Substack! Subscribe HERE!. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email at seeingandbelievingcapc@gmail.com. Follow us on Letterboxd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin and Sarah catch up with an indie movie they missed earlier this spring, Laurel Parmet's The Starling Girl. For the Watchlist, Kevin introduces Sarah to Guillermo Del Toro's 2001 ghost story The Devil's Backbone. We're launching a Seeing and Believing Substack! Subscribe Here! Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email at seeingandbelievingcapc@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah and Kevin explore a dystopian sci-fi story in the form of Landscape with Invisible Hand, the latest movie from Cory Finley adapted from an M.T. Anderson novel of the same name, about a pair of teens who live under a vaguely benevolent alien occupation that's drained the planet of its jobs and resources. For the Watchlist, Sarah and Kevin talk about another story that has to do with finding love in a hopeless economy: Charlie Chaplin's 1936 film Modern Times. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email at seeingandbelievingcapc@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah and Kevin vs. Dracula...on a boat. This week, they review The Last Voyage of the Demeter, an adaptation of a chapter from Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. For the Watchlist, Kevin continues the theme of "danger on a boat" with his choice of Wolfgang Petersen's 1981 film Das Boot. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email at seeingandbelievingcapc@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin and Sarah dive into the sewers with the titular teens from the new animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Then, Sarah and Kevin enter the magical world of Miyazaki's 2004 film Howl's Moving Castle. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email at seeingandbelievingcapc@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mad science is afoot in this week's double feature. First up, Sarah and Kevin get to the bottom of the new Netflix mystery/comedy/science fiction thriller They Cloned Tyrone, starring John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, and Jamie Foxx as a trio investigating strange goings-on in their neighborhood. For the Watchlist, Kevin introduces Sarah to one of his favorite horror movies, Eyes Without a Face. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email at seeingandbelievingcapc@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The heat of summer is here. Kevin and Sarah brave forest fires as they review Christian Petzold's latest movie Afire, about a writer who can't seem to finish his latest manuscript while on vacation. Then, they take on a listener Patreon pick by reviewing the 2022 Irish Best International Feature Oscar nominee, The Quiet Girl. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email at seeingandbelievingcapc@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Barbenheimer is upon us. Sarah and Kevin review two new releases this week: Christopher Nolan's biopic about the father of the atomic bomb, Oppenheimer, followed by Greta Gerwig's romp about a Barbie having an existential crisis. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email at seeingandbelievingcapc@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah and Kevin's mission, which they chose to accept, is to review the latest entry in the Mission: Impossible series. Will Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie pull it off once again? For the Watchlist, Kevin and Sarah square off over differing interpretations of Satoshi Kon's dreamlike movie Paprika. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email at seeingandbelievingcapc@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin and Sarah don their adventuring gear and go exploring with Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny...but does this franchise belong in a museum? For the Watchlist, Sarah and Kevin discuss Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 film The Last Picture Show. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email at seeingandbelievingcapc@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alien-invasion movies are perfect for exploring the question of who humanity is when they're at their worst. First up, Kevin and Sarah review Wes Anderson's latest movie Asteroid City, which juxtaposes lonely humans against an even lonelier universe as they try to make a connection with the unknown. For the Watchlist, Kevin introduces Sarah to the Steven Spielberg adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel of the same name, War of the Worlds. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email at seeingandbelievingcapc@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we review a pair of movies about coming of age and learning to live with yourself. Pixar specializes in stories that revolve around this topic, so naturally Kevin and Sarah were interested to examine their latest release, Elemental, to see if it holds up against the rest of Pixar's offerning. Then, Sarah introduces Kevin to Kelly Fremon Craig's directorial debut, The Edge of Seventeen, starring Hailee Steinfeld. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin and Sarah take on horror-adjacent movies in two different flavors this week. First up, they review The Blackening, a comedy that aims to puncture common tropes about Black characters in horror movies. Then, Kevin picks Jeremy Saulnier's much more serious film Green Room, about a punk band fighting for their lives, for the Watchlist segment. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's spring, and romance is in the air. Sarah and Kevin each fall for Celine Song's debut feature Past Lives, about two childhood sweethearts reconnecting decades later. For the Watchlist segment, Sarah introduces Kevin to the Merchant/Ivory adaptation of Edith Wharton's A Room with a View. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin and Sarah are both fans of the surprise 2018 movie introducing Miles Morales, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. It's been five years, and we've been waiting to see if the new sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse can live up to the promise of the original. Then, Kevin and Sarah take on Paul Verhoeven's satire, RoboCop. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin's a fan of the first two movies in Paul Schrader's unofficial "Men with Guilt" trilogy. Sarah's a little less enamored of those movies overall. Will the two be able to agree on the third film in Schrader's trilogy, Master Gardener? Then, Sarah introduces Kevin to Elaine May's work via her Watchlist pick, Mikey and Nicky. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this bonus episode, Sarah and Kevin review Kelly Reichardt's latest movie, Showing Up, in which Michelle Williams plays an artist trying to hold it together as she prepares for a show. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah is watching Aliens in the Big Apple so Kevin and special guest Chris Williams cover the 10th entry in the The Fast and the Furious saga, Fast X. After the high octane review the pair return to 1947 for the watch list segment to discuss Jacques Tourneur's film noir classic, Out of the Past. All this, plus listener feedback in episode 382. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 discussion they explore the concept and practice of forgiveness and how Gabriel's domineering and toxic character is influenced by forgiveness. Whether you are reading along with us or simply want to know more about this important novel, join us as we journey through this novel. Be sure to check out our Lit Pulpit Facebook group where you can ask questions and share thoughts on the novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah and Kevin dive back in to the MCU with their review of James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Is it a worthy capper to the trilogy? Then, they take on another colorful dystopia, this time in the form of Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 anime film Akira. Tickets for Sarah's screening of Aliens at the IFC Center in New York City Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Episode 4, Claude and Austin discuss religious power, toxic faith, and the complications of conversion by looking at “Gabriel's Prayer” in James Baldwin's Go Tell in on the Mountain.  Whether you are reading along with us or simply want to know more about this important novel, join us as we journey through this novel. Be sure to check out our Lit Pulpit Facebook group where you can ask questions and share thoughts on the novel: The Lit Pulpit Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin and Sarah clash over Nida Manzoor's action/heist/drama mash-up Polite Society! When the dust settles, they take the time to explore societal clashes of a different flavor with the 1936 romantic comedy My Man Godfrey, starring William Powell and Carole Lombard. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cornelius "Neal" Plantinga Jr. joins Austin to discuss one of the most celebrated novels in American history, The Grapes of Wrath. The pair discuss the ability of John Steinbeck's novel to comment on systemic corruption and evil in the American dream during the Great Depression of the 1930's. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Neal Plantinga: Cornelius "Neal" Plantinga, Jr. is Senior Research Fellow at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and president emeritus of Calvin Theological Seminary. Neal was Dean of the Chapel from 1996 to 2001 at Calvin University and served as professor (1979-1996) and president (2001-2011) at Calvin Theological Seminary. He writes for the Worship Institute and participates in its major events as a speaker or as a host for other speakers. Learn more about Neal Plantiga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin and Sarah never read Judy Blume's beloved 1970 book Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret when they were kids. Now that they've had the opportunity to catch up with the story via Kelly Fremon Craig's adaptation, was it worth the wait? Then, Sarah introduces Kevin to Agnes Varda's beloved film, Cléo from 5 to 7. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Sarah and Kevin review Ari Aster's newest film, Beau Is Afraid, starring Joaquin Phoenix. Then, Kevin and Sarah discuss Henry Selick's masterpiece Coraline. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 focus on The Four Quartets with an emphasis on the final of the four poems, Little Gidding while setting the stage of T.S. Elliot's life and situation during the writing of what is considered by many, including Elliot, to be his finest work. "For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business." - T.S. Elliot Collected Poems of T.S. Elliot, T.S. Elliot You Are Not Your Own, Alan Noble The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Alan Noble: O. Alan Noble, Ph.D., is editor in chief of Christ and Pop Culture and an assistant professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University. He received his Ph.D. from Baylor in 2013. He and his family attend City Presbyterian in OKC. You may not follow him on Twitter. Learn more about Alan Noble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin and Sarah sink their teeth into a pair of vampire movies. First up is Renfield, which is loosely based on characters from Bram Stoker's Dracula, and which features Nicolas Cage as the vampire. Then, Sarah introduces Kevin to one of her favorite movies, Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 vampire/Western film Near Dark. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Associate Professor of Sociology Angel Adams Parham joins Claude to provide historical context to the life of poet Phillis Wheatley. The pair take a fresh look at Wheatley's most influential work, On Being Brought from Africa to America and discuss why a widely held perception of the poem's meaning may not be as accurate when put into the context of Wheatley's life and other works. On Being Brought from Africa to America A Hymn to the Evening To the Earl of Dartmouth --- The Collected Words of Phillis Wheatley The Age of Phillis by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Phillis Wheatley Peters: Biography of a Genius in Bondage by Vincent Carretta The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Angel Adams Parham: Angel Adams Parham is Associate Professor of Sociology and senior fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture (IASC) at the University of Virginia. She works in the area of historical sociology, engaging in research and writing that examine the past in order to better understand how to live well in the present and envision wisely for the future. Learn more about Angel Adams Parham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin and Sarah take the opportunity to let their nerd flags fly as they review Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. They continue the swordplay with their Watchlist pick, the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 intergenerational dynamics that move people towards or away from God's grace.   Whether you are reading along with us or simply want to know more about this important novel, join us as journey through this novel. Be sure to check out our Lit Pulpit Facebook group where you can ask questions and share thoughts on the novel: The Lit Pulpit Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do video games count as good art? That's what Kevin and Sarah want to know as they reviewTetris, a dramatization of the efforts to purchase the rights to distribute the game of the same name. Then, they review a Patreon pick, the Oscar-winning 1984 film Amadeus. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 revolve around the "Whiskey" priest's overt sinfulness as well as the gifting to be able to see the wretchedness of other human beings with the ability to love them. Books Referenced: The Power and the Glory , by Graham Greene The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Mary McCampbell: Mary McCampbell is associate professor of humanities at Lee University and author of the forthcoming book Imagining Our Neighbors as Ourselves: How Art Shapes Empathy. Her writing has been featured in Image Journal, Christ and Pop Culture, The Curator, The Other Journal, Relevant, and Christianity Today. She was the summer 2014 writer-in-residence at the English branch of L'Abri Fellowship and a spring 2018 scholar-in-residence at Regent College, Vancouver. Learn more about Mary McCampbell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah and returning guest Abby Olcese find themselves reviewing not one but two adrenaline-soaked action movies this week. First, they take on John Wick: Chapter 4, the latest in the action/revenge franchise starring Keanu Reeves as a lone assassin against the rest of the world. For the Watchlist segment, Abby and Sarah discuss Walter Hill's 1979 film The Warriors, in which a gang must fight their way back across New York City to get safely to their home turf. Mikey Neumann's series about the first three John Wick movies can be found here: Is John Wick About the Gods of Olympus? Does John Wick 2 Jettison its own Franchise Symbolism? John Wick takes on Crime (and Jesus?) Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 flourishing. Topics the duo discuss within Sayers works include how we relate to our vocations with the labels of "Christian" applied to a brand, the dignity of vocation that is not expressly "ministry", and the value of those who do work in the world that, through their conduct, gives glory to God. Books Referenced: Letters to a Diminished Church , by Dorthy Sayers The Women Are Up To Something, by J.B. Lipscomb Why Work?, by Dorothy Sayers The Zeal of thy House, by Dorothy Sayers The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Kaitlyn Schiess: Kaitlyn is a writer, author, and a ThD student at Duke Divinity School studying political theology, ethics, and biblical interpretation. She graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2021 with a ThM in systematic theology. She the author of The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor, released with InterVarsity Press in September 2020. Her forthcoming book, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here, will be released with Brazos Press in August 2023. You can also listen to Kaitlyn as a regular guest on The Holy Post podcast. Learn more about Kaitlyn Schiess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this bonus episode, Sarah and Kevin sit down with Chris Staron of Truce Podcast to discuss Inherit the Wind, a 1960 drama about the Scopes Monkey Trial. This episode is part of the Truce Podcast's ongoing series about Christian fundamentalism. Click to find out more about the Truce Podcast Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah and Kevin find themselves in survival situations this week. First up is the new movie 65, starring Adam Driver as a space traveler who crash lands on Earth...in the time of dinosaurs. For the Watchlist segment, Kevin introduces Sarah to Robert Redford's solo outing as a desperate, resourceful sailor in the 2013 film All Is Lost. Kevin and Sarah also take a moment to share their thoughts about last weekend's Oscars. Have thoughts about the movies we reviewed? Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter @SeeBelievePOD Follow us on Letterboxd Support the Seeing & Believing Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices