Amy Mantravadi, Mere Fi’s snarkiest online critic has written a novel—a historical novel—about the heroes of the Reformation. Matt and Alastair bring her on the show to talk about it, what historical fiction can do that theology can’t, what the central issue of the Reformation was, and what it’s like inside the heads of Luther, Erasmus, and Melanchthon. Plus, Matt gets it exactly right at least once. Stick around to the end for a big announcement about the future of Mere Fidelity.
Full show notes at www.merefidelity.com.
Timestamps:
A Big Tease [0:00]
Delighted and Terrified [1:48]
Psychologically Intense [4:55]
Historical Fiction [10:56]
Hazards [15:49]
Those Particular Years [23:05]
Melanchthon FTW [29:10]
The Peasants Are Revolting [34:45]
Ambivalence [45:13]
Mythological Force [50:17]
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