The Englewood Review of Books Podcast

Chris sat down with two first-time guests for a deeply-felt and thought-provoking conversation about Christian witness in a time of contention and social polarization.

Books and Writing Mentioned:

If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) 

• Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving through Deep Difference — John Inazu 
• The End of the Christian Life: How Embracing Our Mortality Frees Us to Truly Live — J. Todd Billings
• Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I? — Tim Keller
• Africa Bible Commentary: A One-Volume Commentary Written by 70 African Scholars — Zondervan
• Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope — Esau McCaulley
• Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers — Dane Ortlund
• The Thursday Murder Club — Richard Osman

Jen sat down with returning guest Marlena Graves and first-time guest Jason Gaboury at Urbana for a thoughtful discussion on the life of contemplation, particularly in our polarized and highly-activist cultural moment.

Books Mentioned:

If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) 

• Wait with Me: Meeting God in Loneliness — Jason Gaboury
•  The Way Up Is Down: Becoming Yourself by Forgetting Yourself — Marlena Graves

Chris had an energetic conversation about the topic of "revival" at Urbana with two first time guests: James Choung & Don Everts. They talk about their experiences with revival, as well as their writing on the topic.

Books & Writing Mentioned in this Episode:

If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) 

•  Longing for Revival: From Holy Discontent to Breakthrough Faith — James Choung, Ryan Pfeiffer
• Movements That Change the World: Five Keys to Spreading the Gospel — Steve Addison
• Jesus and Community: The Social Dimensions of Christian Faith — Gerhard Lohfink
• Discover Your Gifts: Celebrating How God Made You and Everyone You Know — Don Everts
• The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale — Margaret Atwood
• Gathering Blue — Lois Lowry
• A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders — Mark Sayers
• Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry — Ruth Haley Barton
• Spirituality of Gratitude: The Unexpected Blessings of Thankfulness — Joshua Choonmin Kang

Jen sat down with two first-time guests at Urbana to discuss their personal journeys and work related to race, American history and Christianity.

Books and Writing Mentioned in this Episode:

If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) 

• Young, Gifted, and Black: A Journey of Lament and Celebration — Sheila Wise Rowe
• Healing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience — Sheila Wise Rowe
• The Beautiful Community: Unity, Diversity, and the Church at Its Best — Irwyn L. Ince Jr.
• Where Do We Go From Here: From A Call to Conscience — Martin Luther King Jr.
• Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope— Esau McCaulley
• Westminster Larger Catechism
• Jesus and the Disinherited — Howard Thurman
• Faithful Antiracism: Moving Past Talk to Systemic Change — Christina Edmondson, Chad Brennan 

Chris sits down with two first-time guests, and one returning guest, for a live conversation at Urbana about the myriad ways that things like race and culture intersect with power and hierarchy in our culture.

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) 

• Christianity and Critical Race Theory: A Faithful and Constructive Conversation — Robert Chao Romero, Jeff Liou
• Christ Among the Classes: The Rich, the Poor, and the Mission of the Church — Al Tizon
• First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament — Terry M. Wildman
• The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity — Eugene McCarraher
• I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone — Nina Simone
• A Letter to the Pope: The Keeper of the Nest — Jennifer Wortham
• Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God — Matthew J. Lynch

Chris had the opportunity to hold a fascinating conversation about economics, gentrification and demographic change with two ministry leaders and first-time podcast guests at CCDA. They talk about the history of their neighborhoods, as well as what they are currently reading.

Books and Writing Mentioned in this Episode:

If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) 

• Church for the Fatherless: A Ministry Model for Society's Most Pressing Problem by Mark Strong
• Who Moved My Neighborhood? Leading Congregations Through Gentrification and Economic Change by Mark Strong
• Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life by Richard Rohr

Chris had the opportunity to speak with 3 first-time podcast guests at CCDA. They discuss their recent books, genuinely diverse worship and the dynamics of being Latino/a in ministry leadership in our cultural moment.

Books & Writing Mentioned in this Episode:

If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) 

• The Next Worship: Glorifying God in a Diverse World by Sandra Van Opstal
• Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latino/a Social Justice, Theology and Identity by Robert Chao Romero
• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum
• Santa Biblia: The Bible Through Hispanic Eyes by Justo Gonzalez
• Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo
• El Trino Dios Y La Mision Integral by Rene Padilla, Pedro Arana, Samuel Escobar
• Voices of Lament: Reflections on Brokenness and Hope in a World Longing for Justice by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson

Jen leads a freewheeling conversation with a roundtable of guests, who all reflect on their favorite books that were released in 2022. Also, Joel briefly takes over the episode for a reflection on the state of the ERB podcast after 50 episodes. Enjoy!

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) 

• Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much by Ashley Hales
• A Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits by Ashley Hales
• The Life We're Looking for: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World by Andy Crouch
• The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in its Proper Place by Andy Crouch
• The Church After Innovation: Questioning our Obsession with Work, Creativity & Entrepreneurship by Andy Root
• Joel's YouTube interview with Andy Root
• Winters in the World: A Journey Through the Anglo-Saxon Year by Eleanor Parker
• Conquered: The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England by Eleanor Parker
• Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Profits and Platforms are Hurting the Church by Katelyn Beaty
• Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
• A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
• Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make us Whole by Susan Cain
• The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
• Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
• Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
• An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
• The Book of Minds: How to Understand Ourselves and Other Beings, from Animals to AI to Aliens by Phillip Ball
• If Nietzche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity by Justin Gregg
• Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines:  The Search for Planetary Intelligence by James Bridle
• When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness by David Pena-Guzman
• Bark to the Future: A Chet & Bernie Mystery by Spencer Quinn
• Inciting Joy: Essays by Ross Gay
• Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
• Subversive Sabbath by A.J. Swoboda
• Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I? by Timothy Keller
• Forgiveness: An Alternative Account by Matthew Ichihashi Potts
• Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace by Miroslave Volf

Chris had the chance to sit down at CCDA with two first-time podcast guests Donna Barber and Michelle Warren for a conversation themed about their new books, as well as the work they both do to mobilize people for justice and social change and what sustains them on the journey.

Special thanks to IVP for granting the space to record this conversation at the conference!

Books & Writing Mentioned in this Episode:

If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) 

• Bread for the Resistance: Forty Devotions for Justice People by Donna Barber
• Join the Resistance: Step Into the Good Work of Kingdom Justice by Michelle Ferrigno Warren
• The Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action by Michelle Ferrigno Warren
• God's Long Summer: Stories of Faith and Civil Rights by Charles Marsh
• The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World by Desmond Tutu and Mph Tutu
• An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by Kyle T. Mays
• Truth's Table: Black Women's Musings on Life, Love and Liberation by Ekemini Uwan, Christina Edmonson & Michelle Higgins
• State of Terror by Hillary Clinton and Louise Penney
• Voices of Lament: Reflections on Brokenness and Hope in a World Longing for Justice edited by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson
• The Feminist Mystique by Betty Friedan
• A War on My Body: A War on My Rights by Paxton Smith et al.

Jen has an honest and animated conversation with returning guest Katelyn Beaty and first-time guest Andy Crouch on the perils of power, celebrity, platform and fame in the Christian church.

Katelyn Beaty is a journalist, editor, and keen observer of trends in the American church. She has written for a variety of publications and is cohost of the Saved by the City podcast. She’s the author of Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church (Brazos Press, 2022) and A Woman's Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World (Simon & Schuster, 2016). She lives in New York City.

Andy Crouch is partner for theology and culture at Praxis, an organization that works as a creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship. His writing explores faith, culture, and the image of God in the domains of technology, power, leadership, and the arts. He is the author of five books, most recently The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World. He lives with his family in Pennsylvania.

Books/Writing Mentioned in this Episode:

If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) 

• Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms and Profits are Hurting the Church by Katelyn Beaty
• A Woman's Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home and the World by Katelyn Beaty
• The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World by Andy Crouch
• The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries From a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
• Can't Even: How Millenials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Peterson
• Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (And Yourself) by David Zahl
• Poetry and Prose in the 16th Century by C.S. Lewis (Oxford History of English Literature)
• The Embers and the Stars: A Philosophical Inquiry into the Moral Sense of Nature by Erazim Kohak