Exploring the Theological Implications of Suffering and Faith

There's an unintentional thread that runs through this quarterly books episode: apocalyptic themes.

"That probably tells you what my headspace is right now,” says Russell Moore. Later, he adds, “There is a reckoning in these books.” 

On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Moore and producer Ashley Hales talk about books, authors, and storytelling. They discuss what draws readers to fateful accounts and trace such tales from the Psalms up to new releases. Their reads span from poetry to prose and sermons to songs.

Tune in for an episode that is as honest about the darkness as it is certain of the light.

Books and resources mentioned in this episode include:

• I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
• The Faithful Spy, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and the Plot to Kill Hitler by John Hendricks
• The Crisis of Narration by Byung-Chul Han
• The Doors of the Sea: Where Was God in the Tsunami? by David Bentley Hart
• The Message in the Bottle: How Queer Man Is, How Queer Language Is, and What One Has to Do with the Other by Walker Percy
• Wrestling with God: The Meditations of Richard Marius edited by Nancy Grisham Anderson
• Praying with the Psalms: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words of David by Eugene Peterson
• The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
• “The Working of the Spirit” 
• “God Is Always Doing 10,000 Things in Your Life” 
• Martin Luther: The Christian between God and Death by Richard Marius
• Richard Mouw
• “Dr. Russell Moore on the Power of Prayer”
• “Eugene Peterson – Answering God”
• The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms by Timothy Keller
• Mariner: A Voyage with Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Malcolm Guite
• The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Other Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• Aegypt by John Crowley

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“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today

Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper

Host: Russell Moore

Producer: Ashley Hales

Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill

Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens

Audio engineering by Dan Phelps

Video producer: Abby Egan

Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton

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