In All Things Podcast

SLOWING Down to Hear Creation’s Song with Kristen Page (ep. 32)


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On this episode of the In All Things podcast, we speak with Dr. Kristen Page about her new book, The Wonders of Creation: Learning Stewardship from Narnia and Middle Earth. In this conversation, ecology and fantasy literature come together to train our imagination, practices, and pace. Among the topics we cover:

  • How time spent in imaginary and literary worlds can slow us down and train our attention, helping us to become better stewards of creation.
  • How learning to appreciate the beauty of creation empowers us to protect it.
  • Why lament matters when it feels like our efforts are largely in vain
  • What sort of practices can be cultivated and what other authors help us slow down and see
  • In All Things link (transcript available): https://inallthings.org/podcast-slowing-down-to-hear-creations-song-with-kristen-page-2/ 

    Get the book: https://www.ivpress.com/the-wonders-of-creation

    Read Hannah Landman's review: https://inallthings.org/active-imaginations-a-review-of-wonders-of-creation/ 

    Read Dr. Carl Fictorie's review: https://inallthings.org/embracing-ecology-and-fantasy-a-review-of-the-wonders-of-creation/ 

    Authors mentioned in this podcast:

    C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia

    J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

    Marilynne Robinson, Gilead

    Richard Powers, The Overstory

    Robin Wall Kimmer, Braiding Sweetgrass & Gathering Moss

    Wendell Berry (anything)

    Robert McFarland, Landmarks 

    Aldo Leopold, Sand County Almanac

    Jean Carolyn Craighead George

    ...more
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