Sometimes I read a writer whose words burn with energy and light; setting blaze to my thoughts in a way that keeps burning for weeks after the initial spark. That was my experience when I began reading Graham Pardun’s Sabbath Empire newsletter. I immediately reached out to Graham and he agreed to have a conversation. It was as good to talk with Graham as to read him and I’ve continued to reflect on the insights he shared in our conversation. I hope this recording proves as fruitful for you as talking to Graham was for me.
Below are a few of the books and writers mentioned in the conversation:
The Sunlillies is Graham’s book on “Eastern Orthodoxy as radical counterculture.”
Robert Alter’s translation of The Hebrew Bible
The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible by Jeff A. Benner
“The Mossy Face of Christ” Mark Vernon conversation with Martin Shaw
Martin Shaw’s Substack “The House of Beasts & Vines”
Paul Kingsnorth’s Substack “The Abbey of Misrule”
Looking East in Winter by Rowan Williams
Orthodox Christian Prayers St. Tikhon’s Monastery Press
The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel
A conversation with Graham Pardun