Taking Up The Tale with Malcolm Guite

About this episode

Stephen Roach and Malcolm Guite discuss the impact of ancient stories on modern creativity and spirituality.

What can ancient stories teach us about creativity, courage, and our own place in the modern world? In this episode, Stephen Roach welcomes poet and priest Malcolm Guite back to Makers & Mystics to explore his poetic retelling of King Arthur and the Holy Grail. Malcolm reflects on how these stories shaped him from childhood and why myth still carries moral and spiritual weight in a disenchanted age. Together, they discuss the role of storytelling in recovering a sacramental vision o...

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Roach

Guest: Malcolm Guite

Topics covered

• creativity
• courage
• storytelling
• myth
• spirituality

Keywords

• creativity
• myth
• storytelling
• spirituality
• King Arthur

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: King Arthur and the Holy Grail

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