BiblioFiles: A CenterForLit Podcast about Great Books, Great Ideas, and the Great Conversation

In the second episode of the BiblioFiles series, the Andrews introduce the concept of "The Great Conversation" and discuss its significance for contemporary readers and educators. 

Referenced Works:

– Essays from The Great Conversation, Volume I of The Great Books Collection edited by Mortimer Adler and Robert Hutchins

– An Experiment in Criticism by C. S. Lewis

– The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom

– Dumb and Dumber, directed by Peter Farrelly and starring Jim Carey and Jeff Daniels

– War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

– The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien

– The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

– The Weight of Glory by C. S. Lewis

– Lila by Marilynne Robinson

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The Andrews clan sits down to tell the story of how they fell in love with literature and why studying great books is so important to them. 

Referenced Works:

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Culture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold

'Til We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Anson's Way and Straw Into Gold by Gary D. Schmidt

Beauty Will Save the World by Greg Wolfe

We love hearing your questions and comments! You can contact us by emailing [email protected], or you can visit our website www.centerforlit.com to find even more ways to participate in the conversation.