The Bookening
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.
Latest episodes
Oct 20, 2021 • 49min
Hamlet, Part 3
Hamlet! We keep discussing it!
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Oct 13, 2021 • 1h 11min
Hamlet, Part 2
A classic episode of The Bookening in which eventually we talk about Hamlet.
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Oct 6, 2021 • 1h 9min
Hamlet, Part 1
Some much needed context on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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Sep 29, 2021 • 40min
Hamlet: Prelude
Oh the rapture.
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Sep 22, 2021 • 54min
Rebecca, Part 2
This is one of those books never quite joins the canon, but also will never die. It's the quintessential modern gothic novel, featuring a lot of sexual tension, a protagonist the author seems to not like that much, and all kinds of questions for our heroic podcasters to answer.
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Sep 15, 2021 • 54min
Rebecca, Part 1
Of all the Daphne du Mauriers, Daphne du Maurier was the Daphne du Maurieriest. That's the lesson from today's sterling episode of The Bookening.
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Sep 8, 2021 • 59min
The Book of the Dun Cow, Part 2
Is Walter Wangerin's The Book of the Dun Cow a good book? What does it have to say about sin, depravity, judgement, and the anger that we sometimes feel at God? Should you read it? THE BOOKENING IS ON THE CASE!
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Sep 1, 2021 • 1h 11min
The Book of the Dun Cow, Part 1
Walter Wangerin passed away not too long ago, so what better time to talk about his life and the writing of The Book of the Dun Cow? Answer: THERE IS NO BETTER TIME, LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST! Bonus: our heroes read an all-time classic bad review inspired by their lack of blind devotion to C. S. Lewis. And they read some of Walter Wangerin's poetry.
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Aug 25, 2021 • 46min
The Book of the Dun Cow (Prelude)
Our heroes begin to review the first book that was actually written in their current hometown, as Nathan and Jake discuss at length in this episode of THE BOOKENING.
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Aug 18, 2021 • 1h 1min
Howl's Moving Castle, Part 2
Is Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones one of the great fantasy novels you've never read? Does its wit and consideration of human nature bear comparison with Jane Austen? Is the fantasy stuff just awesome? (A MOVING CASTLE!) ANSWERS TO ALL THESE QUESTIONS AND MORE!
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