The Bookening
Church of the King
3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jan 30, 2019 • 50min
How to read, Part 1
Support us here! Yes, you know you want to!
Today, by special request of a person they love very much, our heroes are talking about how to read. How should you approach a book and why? Part 1 of 2.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jan 23, 2019 • 31min
The Great Gatsby (2013 film)
Support us here!
In his Wikipedia page, Leonardo DiCaprio is wearing one of those newsboy hats. He also stars in The Great Gatsby. Our heroes review this film. They are grumpy.
Sponsored by our good friends at Bibliofiles.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jan 16, 2019 • 47min
The Great Gatsby, Part 2
Support us here!
Was Gatsby a real figure or a cipher? Was Daisy a good woman or lost? Why can't any of our heroes remember the novel? Is that a feature or a bug?
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jan 9, 2019 • 58min
The Great Gatsby, Part 1
Support us here please and thank you!
Nathan has some happy news, and Brandon has some good context on The Great Gatsby.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jan 2, 2019 • 1h 31min
Redux 2018 and Booklist 2019
Our heroes review the year they just had and announce the booklist for 2019.
Support us here!
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Dec 26, 2018 • 1h 38min
121. Bleak House, Part 3
Support us here!
Hey, it's part three of the show where we discuss Bleak House with Dani. Help Dani's kids not starve HERE.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Dec 19, 2018 • 56min
120. Bleak House, Part 2
Our heroes continue to discuss Bleak House. Now with their pal Dani.
Support us here!
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Dec 12, 2018 • 52min
119. Bleak House, Part 1
SUPPORT US HERE!
It's a special MUSIC FREE episode as our heroes begin a discussion of Bleak House.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Dec 5, 2018 • 39min
118. King Lear, Part 3
Support us here!
Hey, way back 10 thousand years ago, our heroes said they were going to discuss King Lear (by one William Shakespeare) some more. And now they are. Hooray!
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Nov 28, 2018 • 13min
The Phantom ruins everything
Support us here!
It's not a full episode today, sadly, due to circumstances beyond our control. But we do have something to tide you over until next week.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
