S5:E9 - Carolyn Weber & 'Four Questions God Asks'

About this episode

Rachel Donahue interviews Dr. Carolyn Weber about the impact of poetry on her life and faith, focusing on her latest book.

Rachel Donahue interviews Dr. Carolyn Weber about how poetry has shaped her life and faith, and also her newest release, Four Questions God Asks . Carolyn is best known for her memoir Surprised By Oxford , which has been turned into a movie (available on Apple , Angel or Amazon ) but Carolyn is also a poet and the trajectory of her entire life has been altered by how deeply she engaged with a John Donne poem which helped her understand the gospel as a graduate student. Mentioned in this episode: • Surprised by Oxford (2022) • Four Questions God Asks - Carolyn Weber • Surprised by Oxford - Carolyn Weber • Holy is the Day - Carolyn Weber • Sex and the City of God - Carolyn Weber • Holy Sonnets - John Donne • ‘Batter My Heart, Three Person’d God’ - John Donne • Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Samuel Taylor Coleridge • Surprised by Joy - C.S. Lewis • Homegoing: Poetry for a Season - Carolyn Weber • Summering - Carolyn Weber • Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier • Ties that Blind - Dr. Alan Godwin • George MacDonald Press - David Jack • Introduction to Poetry - Billy Collins I ask them to take a poem and hold it up to the light like a color slide or press an ear against its hive. I say drop a…

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Donahue

Guest: Dr. Carolyn Weber

Topics covered

• poetry
• faith
• interview
• literature
• personal growth

Keywords

• poetry
• faith
• Carolyn Weber
• Four Questions God Asks
• Surprised By Oxford

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: George MacDonald Press

Books & works: Four Questions God Asks, Surprised By Oxford, Holy is the Day, Sex and the City of God, Holy Sonnets, Batter My Heart, Three Person’d God, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Surprised by Joy, Homegoing: Poetry for a Season, Summering

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