Why Art
Lynn Martin
Delivered at Literature Camp 2021.
Paul Nisly: Flannery O’Connor’s Fierce Christian Faith
Paul Nisly examines several of Flannery O’Connor’s short stories and letters to explore aspects of her understanding of the Christian faith. Continue reading . . . “Paul Nisly: Flannery O’Connor’s Fierce Christian Faith”
Carita Keim: Listening to the “Roar Which Lies on the Other Side of Silence”
Narration, Subjectivity, and Selfhood in Villette and Middlemarch. Examining the works of two female authors of the 19th century, Carita discusses Continue reading . . . “Carita Keim: Listening to the “Roar Which Lies on the Other Side of Silence””
Jeff Gundy: Some Mennonite/s Writing
Jeff Gundy discusses several Mennonite writers and the circumstances that influenced them.
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Carita Keim: Wendell Berry and a Sense of Place
An examination of the way our home places affect our writing.
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Studying the nature of humor in literature and how it relates to us on an everyday basis.
Continue reading . . . “Lori Eby: Humor in Literature”
Esther Swartzentruber: Embodied Worship
An exploration of Kingdom desires and a culture of poetry and song. Continue reading . . . “Esther Swartzentruber: Embodied Worship”
Kyle Stoltzfus: Who Is the Prophet Talking About?
A look at the move toward theological and allegorical interpretation of scripture. Continue reading . . . “Kyle Stoltzfus: Who Is the Prophet Talking About?”
Kyle Lehman describes his journey into writing poetry, reading many of his own poems. Continue reading . . . “Kyle Lehman: Why I Am a Poet”