Old Books with Grace
Listening to the past can help us to understand our present. Dr. Grace Hamman, medievalist and writer, guides listeners to approach often intimidating works of literature and theology and learn to ask questions of our current age. Let‘s read old books together and discover truths about God and ourselves.
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Episodes
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
We all know who Jane Austen is. But a little more context and background can help us to better understand her writing and her world, before we enter into her final novel, Persuasion. Join the Summer Old Book Club!
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
"There is in God, some say, / A deep but dazzling darkness..." What does Vaughan's famous line mean? Let's think about this beautiful poem and its Welsh 17th-century author together.
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Feeling broken, distended, fragmented? Me too. This episode meditates upon spiritual and bodily wholeness, via the ancient origins of the word "whole" and supplemented by Augustine of Hippo.
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Merry Christmas from Old Books With Grace! In this episode, I think about the great poet and thinker T.S. Eliot's midcentury poem, "The Cultivation of Christmas Trees," and the darkness and light of this season. Check out the text on oldbookswithgrace.com.
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
I'm Dr. Grace Hamman and I want to explore the intersections of literature and theology with you. Old books speak to us and allow us to break out of our hidden assumptions and biases about the way the world works. Today, I'm introducing us to the work of Julian of Norwich, the brilliant fourteenth-century contemplative writer, and her background. Check out the accompanying blog at oldbookswithgrace.com