Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

04/08/2025 1h 2min Episodio 15
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

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Episode Synopsis

In 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