PREVIEW
Guests heard on Volume 111
Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of The Googlization of Everything (And Why We Should Worry), on why trusting Google to organize the world’s knowledge is an odd (and dangerous) thing to do
John Fea, author of Was America Founded As a Christian Nation: A Historical Introduction, on the history of the idea of America as a Christian nation and on how the Founders were — as statesmen — less interested in the truth of religion than in its political utility
Ross Douthat, author of Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics, on how commitment to historical Christian orthodoxy has eroded among American religious institutions since the 1960s
Ian Ker, author of G. K. Chesterton: A Biography, on why G. K. Chesterton deserves wider recognition as a significant literary critic (Archive Feature available)
Larry Woiwode, author of Words Made Fresh: Essays on Literature and Culture, on how his decision to become a writer grew out of a desire to make connections with other people
Dana Gioia, contributor to Sacred and Profane Love: The Poetry of John Donne, on the remarkable life of poet John Donne and how his spiritual and intellectual struggles created the conditions for his unique poetic voice
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