Reading the Classics with Gospel Eyes | Nadya Williams

Reading the Classics with Gospel Eyes | Nadya Williams

July 9, 2026 · 38 min

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Soren speaks with Nadya Williams about reading pagan classics through a Christian lens and its impact on moral imagination and civic virtue.

In this episode, Soren speaks with Nadya Williams, author of Christians Reading Classics: An Introduction to Greco-Roman Classics from Homer to Boethius, about the importance of reading the pagan classics through a Christian lens. They explore how slow, attentive reading of ancient texts can shape moral imagination and civic virtue. Nadya is Books Editor at Mere Orthodoxy and Interim Director of the MFA in Creative Writing at Ashland University. Be sure to grab a copy of Christians Reading Cl...

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