Matt sits down at the Anselm digital pub with children’s author Alice Faye Duncan to talk about her new book and the history and importance of spirituals.
A biblical-theological case for church holy days.
A fascinating conversation with someone who’s found the “Christian” part of an exceptional imagination.
With Shane Morris and Jeremie Begbie
What is up with all the bad boys in literature? Why have girls throughout the centuries fallen for bad boys? Matt, Mandy, and Evangeline try to untangle the conundrum of the appeal of literary bad boys.
Matt, Mandy, and Evangeline discuss the importance of "voice" in writing stories.
Hear Andrew Lazo’s stunning lecture unpacking the mysteries of Till We Have Faces.
Four steps from Keats and Eliot.
A beautiful exploration of the work of grace that gets done when we invite kids into the Great Story in this way.
An artist is supposed to be lonely, misunderstood, and at arm’s length from society…right?
An interview with The Symbolic World’s Jonathan Pageau.
From our friends at Forefront Festival
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Author and singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson joins Matt and Christina at the Anselm Society digital pub table to talk about Andrew’s creative process and his Wingfeather Saga books.
How do you approach creating a story when it seems too big for you? Matt and Mandy welcome fellow guild member, Gianna Soderstrom, to the Anselm Society digital pub to talk about what to do with a spark of inspiration that seems too big to tackle.
Terry Glaspey describes how C.S. Lewis's intellect and imagination worked together to bring Christianity alive for so many.
Matt and Mandy talk with Anselm Society Arts Guild member Jane Scharl, a poet and playwright. They discuss Jane's recently published and produced play, an imaginative encounter between St. Ignatius of Loyola, John Calvin, and François Rabelais.
Evangeline and her brother, Dr. John Case Tompkins, voyage from the Emerald Isle to Middle Earth via J.R.R. Tolkien’s obscure poem “The Death of Saint Brendan.”
KJ Ramsey and the cohosts also discuss how grief can be a gateway that helps us connect our own stories to the Great Story.
Mandy and Evangeline talk with author and pastor Eric Schumacher about his various projects (fiction, nonfiction, devotional, musical, and more).
What can worldbuilding add to a story? What happens when it is done well? What about when it is not done well?