Meaning, Money, and Affection: What We're Reading

The Russell Moore Show

Christianity Today, Russell Moore

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 914 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:52.0	O.G. from dot o'r g. Oh, Hello, welcome to the Russell Moore show and I am Ashley Hale's the producer of the
1:20.0	Russell Moore show and of course I am here with our host Russell Moore and this is one of
1:25.2	our episodes that we put out quarterly to talk about what Russell is reading so
1:30.9	I'm excited to talk books again with you Russell.
1:33.0	Always excited to talk books.
1:37.0	So at the end of Russell's newsletter he always lists what he's reading and we like to dive a little bit deeper to talk about what we're reading because reading along with Russell's newsletter where he writes down what he's reading.
2:03.7	And one comment Russell that we often get
2:06.6	is about the breadth of your reading.
2:09.3	So we know you tend to read just kind of wherever your interests and desires lie you're not
2:15.2	necessarily super methodical but where do you find the books you read?
2:20.3	Well I'm not methodical at all, really.
2:24.0	And I think I'm kind of on the lookout for people that I already read or things that I already am
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