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“A people is known, not by its statements or its statistics, but by the stories it tells.”
Flannery O’Connor
MMP 56: Story Well Told with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior
Literature professor, Dr. Karen Swallow Prior joins me to talk about novels, story, and Christian film. I have a weak spot for books and articles written by Christians that address the value of good fiction and the role good storytelling can have in the Christian...
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Art thaws even the frozen, darkened soul, opening it to lofty spiritual experience.
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