Great-Souled Living
From Imagination Redeemed by Anselm Society
January 12, 2026 · 1h 8m · Season 5 · Episode 3
About this episode
This episode explores the concept of pusillanimity and how it affects our ability to be generous.
What if the reason you feel too small, too broke, or too ordinary to be generous is actually a spiritual problem masquerading as humility? In this episode, we explore an ancient vice called pusillanimity—"smallness of soul"—that convinces us our limitations define us. Through Leo Tolstoy's story of Martin the cobbler and John Witherspoon's forgotten sermon on Christian magnanimity, we discover that true generosity isn't about having enough resources, but about remembering whose children we are.
Topics covered
- generosity
- spirituality
- Christianity
- self-improvement
- philosophy
Keywords
- pusillanimity
- smallness of soul
- Christian magnanimity
- Leo Tolstoy
- Martin the cobbler
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