Introducing the ERB Podcast - with John Wilson

**Note: all 4 initial episodes of the ERB Podcast were recorded before the COVID-19 outbreak in the US. This is why this important event is not mentioned.**We are excited to bring you the first episode of the Englewood Review of Books podcast! This podcast is going to be an ongoing panel discussion about books, culture and the reading life. Chris and Jen are joined by former Books and Culture editor John Wilson to discuss their own reading habits, various media for reading, venues for reading well, and, of course, a few books they are currently enjoying.Books mentioned in this episode:Surprised by Paradox by Jen Pollock MichelKeeping Place by Jen Pollock MichelTeach Us to Want by Jen Pollock MichelMake a List by Marilyn Chandler McEntyreSing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoJohn the Pupil by David FlusfederThe Brother Caedfel Series by Ellis PetersThe Second Sleep by Robert HarrisAn Experiment in Criticism by C.S. LewisThe Last Romantics by Tara ConklinThanks to our sponsor for this episode, Brazos Press, publisher of the new book, "How the Body of Christ Talks," by C. Christopher Smith.In today’s highly charged environment, we often don’t know how to talk well with others—especially with people whose backgrounds differ from our own. In How the Body of Christ Talks, C. Christopher Smith addresses why conversation has become such a challenge for us and argues that it is perhaps the most-needed spiritual practice of our individualistic age.Smith shows how church communities can be where we learn to talk with and listen to one another with kindness and compassion. In community, we learn what it means to belong to others and to a story that is bigger than ourselves.