Why Literature Still Matters, with Jason Baxter

About this episode

Jason Baxter discusses the significance of literature and its relevance in today's world.

If I asked the question “Does literature matter?”, I suspect most people would quickly answer “Yes.” But if I asked “Why does literature matter?”, I think most of us would stutter in response. We probably don’t know how to give an account of the importance of literature, even if we have a sense that it certainly does matter. Jason Baxter helps us respond to that second, harder question. His book, Why Literature Still Matters is both accessible and profound. In the span of some 80 pages,...

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Guest: Jason Baxter

Topics covered

• literature
• importance of literature
• education
• philosophy
• Christianity

Keywords

• literature
• importance
• education
• Christianity
• philosophy

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