The Naked Gospel An Atheist Becomes a Christian through Fantasy and Imagination w/ Dr. Holly Ordway
In this interview, Shane is joined by Dr. Holly Ordway. Dr. Ordway is an atheist turned Christian who explores the beauty of the Christian imagination. This conversation dives into questions like "What is meaning?" "What is fantasy" and "How can we faithfully use our imaginations to know Jesus?"
Check out Holly's book here!
Holly Ordway is Fellow of Faith and Culture at the Word on Fire Institute. She holds a PhD in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is the author of Apologetics and the Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach to Defending the Faith (Emmaus Road, 2017), and Not God’s Type: An Atheist Academic Lays Down Her Arms (Ignatius, 2014). She is also a Subject Editor for the Journal of Inklings Studies, Visiting Professor at Houston Baptist University, and a published poet. Her academic work focuses on imaginative apologetics, and on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien. Her forthcoming book is Tolkien’s Modern Reading: Middle-earth Beyond the Middle Ages (Word on Fire Academic, 2021). Her website is <hollyordway.com>
Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/kJdIsxi-338