The Literary Baptists

Maddie, Nick, and Lee return (sans Zach) to discuss good quotes, current reading, AI demon portals, and sundry other topics on the annual catch-up episode.

In this time of great uncertainty, we knew it was time for the Literary Baptists to return and deliver some normalcy. Enjoy a wide-ranging conversation between the entire fellowship concerning recent reading progress, whether audiobooks count as reading, and the newish genre that has captivated Grandpa Zach's attention. https://linktr.ee/theliterarybaptistsMUSICNowhere Land by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/https://linktr.ee/theliterarybaptists

The Fellowship is together again for another discussion of the Silmarillion. Did Feanor do nothing wrong? Is Ungoliant more powerful than Morgoth? How wonderful is emo music? We tackle all these important questions in this action-packed episode. https://linktr.ee/theliterarybaptistsMUSICNowhere Land by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Maddie, Nick and Lee discuss the Hobbit-ness of Jimmy Carter, the Nephilimity of Joe Biden, The "song that doesn't end," the television show Wishbone, the English language's superiority, and why it is that Christian artists are most likely to apostatize. Go to www.fundthenations.com/adoption-families/settle to help support Maddie's family's adoption mission!https://linktr.ee/theliterarybaptistsMUSICNowhere Land by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/https://linktr.ee/theliterarybaptistsMUSICNowhere Land by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Maddie, Nick, and Lee discuss their recent reading, both within and without the reading challenge. John Gill works: https://www.particularbaptistbooks.com/product-page/works-of-john-gill-vol-2Frankenstein: https://a.co/d/0xBGATOOn God and Christ: https://a.co/d/czJQQdthttps://linktr.ee/theliterarybaptistsMUSICNowhere Land by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Fellowship discusses the tragedy of the Darkening of Valinor, plus digging into the following topics:Song lyricsHolidaysThe Significance of the Passage of Timehttps://linktr.ee/theliterarybaptistsMUSICNowhere Land by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The pod takes a big stride in this episode: talking about the chapter that sets the rest of the book in motion. Did Feanor do nothing wrong? Will Andy Serkis accept the Fellowship's open invitation to come on the show? Why were the Manichaeans so interested in farts? These questions, and many more, will be pondered on this illustrious episode.You've gotta read The Reformation as Renewal.https://linktr.ee/theliterarybaptistsMUSICNowhere Land by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Fellowship returns to discuss the next chapter of The Silmarillion, where one bad boy is born and another bad boy is let out of lockup. Cream cheese, dying in Valinor, and prune juice are all discussed over the course of this epic episode.https://linktr.ee/theliterarybaptistsMUSICNowhere Land by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The fellowship is no longer sundered! Our 4 cohosts are back to discuss the next chapter of the Silmarillion...which includes a island used as a ferry, 3D printed fish, and further consideration on whether it was good for the Elves to go to Valinor.https://linktr.ee/theliterarybaptistsMUSICNowhere Land by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Zach and Lee (sans Maddie) give Nick a proper hearing out of his modest proposal for the benefit of the literary canon. He had 8 main points as of this moment. What do you think?1. Seriousness is not a virtue. Humor can and should be considered among the heights of literature. We recognize the genius of Aristophanes or Swift, but pure humor is rarely given a high place in the modern literary canon.2. Sin is not to be celebrated. 3. Plot is more important than character.4. Realism is not a virtue. Fantasy and science fiction have been and are immensely powerful tools in examining the big questions of the West.5. A work gains canon status through merit, not characteristics of the author. We don’t need women or minorities to be artificially propped into the literary canon, though if deserved, they should be included. 6. True creativity is not the haphazard abandonment of established norms, but working well within them.7. Retrieval of the Northern European (see Tolkien)8. Mystery genre needs more respect-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://linktr.ee/theliterarybaptistsMUSICNowhere Land by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/