In this episode of the Alabaster Jar Podcast, Dr. Lynn Cohick and Dr. Josephine Stringer talk about the intersections of leadership, virtue, and storytelling. Dr. Stringer shares her personal journey as a lifelong lover of books, explaining how her experience as a librarian shaped her dissertation on leadership and virtue. They also explore the power of detective fiction, particularly the works of Dorothy Sayers, as a means for developing virtue and understanding leadership. They also discuss how both fiction and biblical narratives can transform readers by engaging their emotions and fostering deeper spiritual reflection.

Resources Mentioned:   

The Visual Museum of Women in Christianity

Are Women Human? Penetrating, Sensible, and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society by Dorothy L. Sayers

Lord Peter: The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories by Dorothy L. Sayers

Gaudy Night: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery with Harriet Vane by Dorothy L. Sayers

The Man Born to Be King by Dorothy L. Sayers

An Apology for Poetry & Astrophel and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Old Yeller by Fred Gipson

Black Beauty: An Autobiography of a Horse by Anna Sewell

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice by Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson

Ask of Old Paths: Medieval Virtues and Vices for a Whole and Holy Life by Dr. Grace Hamman

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