Making peace with the land
Fred Bahnson challenges us to consider how we might honor our created and redeemed relationship with the earth as God's stewards. (48 minutes)
Living in a meshwork world
Theologian Norma Wirzba believes that Creation is the “material manifestation of God’s love” and that this fundamental teaching affects everything, especially our understanding of the meaning of modern environmental crises and climate change. (17 minutes)
Beer brewing and monasticism
Fr. Andrew Bushell talks about why and how he became a brewer and about the intertwined history of brewing and monasticism. (28 minutes)
Confronting modernity through farming
Jesse Straight, who nurtures the life of Whiffletree Farm in Warrenton, Virginia, talks about how he decided to pursue a vocation as a farmer in an effort to discover a way of life that worked against the characteristic fragmentation so dispiriting in modern culture. (24 minutes)
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 116
FEATURED GUESTS: Stratford Caldecott, Fred Bahnson, Eric O. Jacobsen, J. Budziszewski, Brian Brock, and Allen Verhey
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 113
FEATURED GUESTS: Steven Shapin, Arthur Boers, Christine Pohl, Norman Wirzba, Craig Bartholomew, and David I. Smith
Food and the modern world
Why would someone quit a job at The New Yorker in order to become an apprentice to various chefs and “food artisans” in Manhattan and Italy?
Bread and the hungry soul
Dr. Leon Kass talks about how the activity of eating provides clues for understanding human nature. And Br. Peter Reinhart discusses the art of breadmaking as a metaphor for spiritual life. (72 minutes)