Two wonderful guests return to the show, the editor of Plough and Mere Orthodoxy, Susannah (Black) Roberts, and poet and playwright, Jane Scharl.

We discuss Rudolf Otto’s The Idea of the Holy and the “Numinous”, which is a term he coined in that book. The goal of this discussion is to talk about the concept of the Numinous and where it can be found in fantasy fiction. We specifically discuss the works of C. S. Lewis, Gene Wolfe, Tim Powers, Kenneth Grahame, Arthur Machen, and George MacDonald.

We also discuss mysticism in Christianity, holy fear, and much more.

If you want to know how an experience of the Numinous can unmake you, then check this episode out!

Susannah can be found on Twitter.com at @suzania and her work can be found at

https://www.plough.com/

https://mereorthodoxy.com/

Susannah Black Roberts (substack)

Jane can be found on Twitter.com at @JcScharl and she writes at J.C. Scharl (substack).

Jane’s poetry and plays can be found on her website,

https://jcscharl.com/

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