When in Rome

Mortification of Spin

Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 879 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2016

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Simonetta Carr has authored numerous (and superb!) children’s books. It’s our honor to have her on the show today, and it won’t take you long to figure out she ain’t from around here. Originally hailing from lovely Italy, she now lives in sunny Cali - trading one vineyard for another. It does seem all the more fitting she’d write a book on Michelangelo, contender for the Renaissance Man title and a native Italian himself! Simonetta calls us to question: why should reformed protestants know (or even care) about Michelangelo and the Renaissance, and why should our children learn about them, too? Her book will broaden our view of the reformation as well as an appreciation for the arts and the beauty therein. But … what about all the renaissance nudity?! Don't shield your eyes … it’s a bit of Art Appreciation meets Survey of Art History on Mortification of Spin today, so trade your pen for a paintbrush and tap into your inner artist.The Alliance has several copies of "Michelangelo for Kids: His Life and Ideas" by Simonetta Carr that we are giving away.Congratulations to:Amye S., Salem, VAMatt T., Murietta, CAGlenn W., Milwaukee, WIAnn C., Battle Creek, MIAdam F., Broken Arrow, OKMindy S., Lancaster, PA

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0:00.0	Welcome to Mortification of Spin, a casual conversation about things that count with Carl Truman, Todd
0:23.3	Pruitt, and Amy Bird.
0:25.5	Mortification of Spin is a weekly podcast from the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
0:31.0	Let's join this week's conversation. Well, on today's podcast, we're very privileged to have a returning guest, a Simonetta car.
0:49.9	Simonetta is well known as a writer of superb children's books, not simply superb for their content, but also superb for their production values.
1:01.0	The work that she's done for Reformation Heritage books over the years, the books that she's written for them are simply wonderful examples of children's literature for Christian young people.
1:15.6	And she's recently published a new book in the Four Kids series from Chicago Review Press on Michelangelo.
1:25.7	Michelangelo for kids, his life and ideas.
1:29.0	And we want to talk today with Cimonetta about this book,
1:33.1	this kind of new venture she's engaged in,
1:35.2	and the significance of Michelangelo for Christians today, for children today.
1:40.0	So welcome to the show, Ciminetta.
1:42.3	I am very glad to be back.
1:45.1	It's great to have you back.
1:46.2	If you remember last time you were on, you closed by telling us that your parents met in the confessional.
1:52.3	And we said at that point in time, well, we've got to have you back.
1:55.5	Well, we're not going to ask you about that just now.
1:59.0	We're going to ask you about the book.
2:00.0	But we had you slated for a return visit for a long time.
2:03.8	Sounds like another book, really.
2:05.4	Yes.
2:07.1	So, Simonetta, what gave you the idea of writing on Michelangelo?
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