Beneath the Willow Tree

Why you should read good books!

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In which I talk about 'good books' vs. 'bad books' and exhort you to read the good ones! It's all part of living the good life as a Christian. Not sure what that even is? Or how reading fiction fits into it? Tune in to find out... ;)

Children's Books Mentioned:

  • The Chronicles of Narnia, by C S Lewis
  • Anne of Green Gables, by L M Montgomery
  • The Hobbit, by J R R Tolkien
  • At the Back of the North Wind, by George MacDonald
  • The Princess and the Goblin, by George MacDonald
  • A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle
  • Churchill’s SOCKS, by Mez Blume
  • Adventures with Waffles, by Maria Parr
  • The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    • Authors Mentioned:

    • Jane Austen
    • Elizabeth Goudge
    • Dorothy Sayers
    • C S Lewis
    • Sigrid Undset
    • Fyodor Dostoevsky
    • Flannery O’Connor

      • Resources:

      • The Scandal of Holiness by Jessica Hooten Wilson
      • On Reading Well by Karen Swallow Prior
      • A Well-Read Life, a podcast by Beth Jamieson.
      • Risking Enchantment, a podcast by Rachel Sherlock.
      • The Literary Life Podcast

        • Beneath The Willow Tree is a podcast dedicated to the pursuit of Truth through wisdom and imagination. Join host Sophie Burkhardt as she, fuelled by wonder and a quest for the beautiful, explores philosophy, theology, the arts and all things worthy of thought beneath the willow tree.

        If you might ever be interested in talking about any such things, or a specific book or movie, etc. please reach out to me at [email protected]!

        For more, visit sophiaburkhardt.wordpress.com/blog and follow me on Instagram @sophieburkhardt, FB @sophieburkhardt21 or Twitter @SophieBurkhard1.

        Music: Summer Rain by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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