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Episode Synopsis
Welcome back to the quarterly books episode of The Russell Moore Show!
Listen in as Russell and producer Ashley Hales talk about the bookstores, newsletters, and reviews that help them find great reads. The two discuss everything from classic stories to new titles and Christian imagery to transhumanist fantasies. Their conversation also covers family, political history, and engaging the Scriptures imaginatively.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South by Esau McCaulley
Escape into Meaning: Essays on Superman, Public Benches, and Other Obsessions by Evan Puschak
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis
The Singularities by John Banville
Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires by Douglas Rushkoff
God with Us: Lived Theology and the Freedom Struggle in Americus, Georgia, 1942–1976 by Ansley L. Quiros
The Inconvenient Gospel: A Southern Prophet Tackles War, Wealth, Race, and Religion by Clarence Jordan
Clarence Jordan: A Radical Pilgrimage in Scorn of the Consequences by Frederick L. Downing
It All Turns on Affection: The Jefferson Lecture and Other Essays by Wendell Berry
Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
Carmichael’s Bookstore
The New York Review of Books
Englewood Review of Books
The Nerdwriter
Writing for the Heart Workshop with Ashley Hales and Mike Cosper
Russell’s newsletter
Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected].
Ashley Hales is the producer of The Russell Moore Show, founder of Willowbrae Institute, and an author. Find out more at aahales.com.
Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today.
“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Ashley Hales
Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps
Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Dan Phelps
Video producer: Abby Egan
Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton
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Listen in as Russell and producer Ashley Hales talk about the bookstores, newsletters, and reviews that help them find great reads. The two discuss everything from classic stories to new titles and Christian imagery to transhumanist fantasies. Their conversation also covers family, political history, and engaging the Scriptures imaginatively.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South by Esau McCaulley
Escape into Meaning: Essays on Superman, Public Benches, and Other Obsessions by Evan Puschak
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis
The Singularities by John Banville
Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires by Douglas Rushkoff
God with Us: Lived Theology and the Freedom Struggle in Americus, Georgia, 1942–1976 by Ansley L. Quiros
The Inconvenient Gospel: A Southern Prophet Tackles War, Wealth, Race, and Religion by Clarence Jordan
Clarence Jordan: A Radical Pilgrimage in Scorn of the Consequences by Frederick L. Downing
It All Turns on Affection: The Jefferson Lecture and Other Essays by Wendell Berry
Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
Carmichael’s Bookstore
The New York Review of Books
Englewood Review of Books
The Nerdwriter
Writing for the Heart Workshop with Ashley Hales and Mike Cosper
Russell’s newsletter
Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected].
Ashley Hales is the producer of The Russell Moore Show, founder of Willowbrae Institute, and an author. Find out more at aahales.com.
Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today.
“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Ashley Hales
Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps
Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Dan Phelps
Video producer: Abby Egan
Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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