Faith and Imagination: A BYU Humanities Center Podcast

The Faith and Imagination podcast hosts rich ecumenical conversations with scholars, theologians, and artists about our experience at the heart of spiritual, intellectual, and religious life. Sponsored by the BYU Humanities Center.

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January 08, 2024 00:48:45
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Layers of the Christian Creative Vision, with poet, novelist, and editor Sally Thomas

We speak today with Sally Thomas about her 2020 poetry collection Motherland as well as her novel, Works of Mercy, published in 2022. A...

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January 01, 2024 00:47:32
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Some Favorite Books of 2023, with guest George Handley, Brigham Young University

We resume a tradition from the past two seasons, discussing some favorite books we read in 2023. As always, our themes involve religion, spirituality,...

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December 18, 2023 00:42:49
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Making Spirit Tangible: On Poetry and Divine Presence, Jill Peláez Baumgaertner, Wheaton College

Jill Peláez Baumgaertner is Professor Emerita and former Dean of Humanities and Theological Studies at Wheaton College. The author of several collections of poetry...

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December 11, 2023 00:38:11
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“Why I Am a Churchgoer,” with Mischa Willett, Seattle Pacific University

This is the first episode we have released in three months. We were having technological difficulties with the system that distributes the podcasts, and...

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September 11, 2023 00:39:24
Reimagining Job, with Diane Glancy, American poet and author

Reimagining Job, with Diane Glancy, American poet and author

Diane Glancy is a prolific and acclaimed poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and professor emeritus at Macalester College. Her awards include the Pablo Neruda Prize...

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April 24, 2023 00:29:16
Season 3 wrap-up: conversation with Faith and Imagination podcast producer Sophia Snyder

Season 3 wrap-up: conversation with Faith and Imagination podcast producer Sophia Snyder

We’ve come to the end of Season 3 of the podcast. I talk with Sophia Snyder, the podcast’s producer, and we share a few...

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