About this episode

Russell Moore discusses how Wendell Berry's novels can inform our understanding of love for country and community without falling into idolatry.

How can Wendell Berry’s novels help us understand love of country and community without stumbling into idolatry? ⁠Watch this episode on YouTube  In 2021, Russell did a talk at The Rabbit Room’s virtual conference, Hutchmoot: Homebound. Given in the main room of North Wind Manor, Russell shared how Berry’s fiction can help us see something underneath our political arguments, revealing the human longing to belong somewhere. Drawing from Jayber Crow, Hannah Coulter, and other works by Berry, Russell argues that the answer to Christian nationalism isn’t less Christianity, but Christianity that refuses to use Jesus as a means to some other end.  Special thanks to the Rabbit Room for allowing us to air this talk from Hutchmoot Homebound 2021. Learn more about the Rabbit Room here. Keep up with Russell: Subscribe to Russell on Substack Sign up for the weekly Moore to the Point newsletter  Submit a question for the show at questions@russellmoore.com  Subscribe to the Christianity Today Magazine: Special offer for listeners of The Russell Moore Show: Click here for 25% off a subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Russell Moore

Topics covered

• Christian nationalism
• Wendell Berry
• love of country
• community
• idolatry
• political arguments
• belonging

Keywords

• Christian nationalism
• Wendell Berry
• Jayber Crow
• Hannah Coulter
• community
• idolatry
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Rabbit Room, Christianity Today

Books & works: Jayber Crow, Hannah Coulter

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