#18: Marilyn McEntyre 2016

Episode #18 of Rewrite Radio features Marilyn McEntyre speaking at the 2016 Festival of Faith & Writing in a session titled “Called to Clarity: Writing for a Polarized Public.” She discusses strategies for writing about subjects that deeply divide us, pulling wisdom from an array of authors she’s found who do this exceptionally well.

Marilyn McEntyre’s interests are deep and wide-ranging. Author of 16 books to date, including Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies, she is currently professor of medical humanities in the UC Berkeley-UC San Francisco Joint Medical program, where she teaches students to use tools found in literature to better treat patients. Her 2015 book What’s in a Phrase? Pausing Where Scripture Gives You Pause brought home the Christianity Today Book Award for Spirituality. Her next book, Make a List: How a Simple Practice Can Change Our Lives and Open Our Hearts is due out in February 2018.

Katelyn Beaty, another author with a lot of experience in writing for a divided public, help introduce the session. Former managing editor and currently editor-at-large at Christianity Today magazine, Katelyn is the author of A Woman’s Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World.

Many thanks to Marilyn McEntyre. You can learn more about her work at marilynmcentyre.com. And many thanks to Katelyn Beaty. You can also learn more about her at katelynbeaty.com.