This episode continues the theme of abolitionism by looking at that “Shining Star” of radicalism (i.e., Iowa) and John Brown’s “League of Gileadites.” We also examine the complicated relationship betw

We dive into Gilead and discuss our first impressions of the novel, pandemic preaching, and abolitionist tunneling.    

Drawing on the scholarly work of Dr. Alex Engebretson in his book, Understanding Marilynne Robinson, we attempt to introduce Marilynne Robinson to ourselves and the listener.    

We explain how this unique learning experience came to be and consider our preferences about podcasting in general. We close out this initial episode by naming what we hope to get out of a semester wh