Good stewardship of language
Marilyn Chandler McEntyre discusses central themes from her 2009 book, Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies. ALSO: clips from 6 other programs about language. (36 minutes)
The Bully Pulpit: Presidential Rhetoric and True Leadership
Elvin Lim talks about the decline of the content of presidential rhetoric and its consequences to democracy. (49 minutes)
When language is weaponized
The Decline of Formal Speech and Why It Matters
John McWhorter examines the reasons behind the decline in articulate speech and writing in the late 20th century, and the implications of this change across many areas of culture. (55 minutes)
Multi-leveled language and active spiritual engagement
How words are central to the human experience
Diverting language from its richest possibilities
Courtesy as a theological issue
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 162
FEATURED GUESTS: Mark Noll, R. Jared Staudt, Paul Weston, William C. Hackett, Hans Boersma, and David Paul Baird
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 161
FEATURED GUESTS: Andrew Wilson, Kyle Edward Williams, Andrew James Spencer, Landon Loftin, Esther Lightcap Meek, Andrew Davison
In the image of an Imaginer
Dorothy L. Sayers on the inevitability of analogical language about God (and everything else)
Engaging the sound of ancient wisdom
Monique Neal explains how learning an ancient language as a spoken, living one enriches one's experience of reading original texts. (21 minutes)
Remembering Roger Lundin (1949-2015)
Today’s Feature presents our first and last interviews with frequent guest Roger Lundin (1949-2015), in which he shares his love of language and discusses a Christian understanding of desire. (34 minutes)
The impact of the King James Version of the Bible
Melvyn Bragg argues that the influence of the King James Version of the Bible on literature, politics, democracy, and civil rights has largely been airbrushed from history, despite its incontrovertible influence on cultural figures such as William Shakespeare. (22 minutes)
George Steiner, R.I.P.
Literature scholar David Lyle Jeffrey discusses George Steiner’s life and work, focusing on his recognition of the mysterious power of language. (32 minutes)
On reading and “Englishing” Dante
Jason Baxter, Rod Dreher, and Robert Pinsky discuss the age-old appeal and power of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy to awaken our souls to Divine beauty. (25 minutes)