Prudence in politics

Prudence in politics

FROM VOL. 146
Henry T. Edmondson, III talks about Flannery O’Connor’s understanding of political life, which was influenced by a range of thinkers including Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Eric Voegelin, and Russell Kirk. (19 minutes)
Flannery O'Connor and Robert Giroux

Flannery O’Connor and Robert Giroux

FROM VOL. 147
Biographer and priest Patrick Samway talks about the relationship between fiction writer Flannery O’Connor and the legendary editor Robert Giroux. (21 minutes)
The dangers of the life of the mind

The dangers of the life of the mind

Robert H. Brinkmeyer, Jr., on why Flannery O’Connor encouraged the cultivation of “Christian skepticism”
Remembering Miss O’Connor

Remembering Miss O’Connor

Literary critic Richard Gilman shares impressions of his relationship with Flannery O’Connor
God is in the details

God is in the details

Flannery O’Connor on why stories rely on the particularities of reality
The artist’s commitment to truth

The artist’s commitment to truth

Fr. Damian Ference, author of Understanding the Hillbilly Thomist, explores the depths to which Flannery O’Connor was steeped in Thomistic philosophy. (18 minutes)
Flannery O'Connor and Thomistic philosophy

Flannery O’Connor and Thomistic philosophy

Fr. Damian Ference explores the depths to which Flannery O’Connor was steeped in Thomistic philosophy, as evidenced by her reading habits, letters, prayer journal, and, of course, essays and fiction. (48 minutes)
At the trailhead of a long trek

At the trailhead of a long trek

Jessica Hooten Wilson on the discovery of a literary remnant
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 160

Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 160

FEATURED GUESTS: Jessica Hooten Wilson, Kyle Hughes, Gil Bailie, D. C. Schindler, Paul Tyson, and Holly Ordway
Art and the truth of things

Art and the truth of things

Joseph Nicolello explains the origins and themes of his imaginary dialogue between Jacques Maritain and Flannery O’Connor. (28 minutes)
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 147

Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 147

FEATURED GUESTS: R. Jared Staudt, Jason Peters, D. C. Schindler, Craig Gay, Mary Hirschfeld, and Patrick Samway
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 146

Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 146

FEATURED GUESTS: Mark Mitchell, Hans Boersma, Henry T. Edmondson, III, Brian Clayton, Douglas Kries, Conor Sweeney, and Carole Vanderhoof
Freedom and equality according to Flannery O'Connor

Freedom and equality according to Flannery O’Connor

Three guests discuss Flannery O’Connor’s ideas: Henry T. Edmondson, III, on O’Connor’s understanding of political life; Ralph C. Wood, on O’Connor as a “hillbilly Thomist”; and Susan Srigley, on O’Connor’s sacramental and incarnational fiction. (18 minutes)
How literature becomes a habit

How literature becomes a habit

Flannery O’Connor exhorts English teachers to maintain high standards
Education as the formation of taste

Education as the formation of taste

Flannery O’Connor on the shaping of literary experience
Hillbilly Thomist: Flannery O’Connor and the Truth of Things

Hillbilly Thomist: Flannery O’Connor and the Truth of Things

Susan Srigley and Ralph Wood examine Flannery O’Connor's sacramental fiction and her understanding of the wisdom of limits. (60 minutes)
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 73

Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 73

FEATURED GUESTS: Richard John Neuhaus, Nigel Cameron, Carlos F. Gomez, Michael Uhlmann, Patrick Carey, John W. O’Malley, Patricia Owen, Susan Srigley, and Ralph C. Wood