”Shocking Sayers”, with Dr Crystal Downing

2021-10-27

We find out about the writer and theologian, Dorothy L. Sayers, who created one of the biggest religious controversies of the 20th century. Crystal Downing is Co-Director of the Marion E Wade Center and co holder of the Marion E Wade Chair in Christian Thought at Wheaton College in Illinois in the States. (2:00) Why Sayers was so shocking and subversive. The BBC radio plays about Jesus, (4:56) Sayers accused of causing the fall of Singapore in World War 2, (5:56) Why Sayers thought it important to use ...

We find out about the writer and theologian, Dorothy L. Sayers, who created one of the biggest religious controversies of the 20th century.

Crystal Downing is Co-Director of the Marion E Wade Center and co holder of the Marion E Wade Chair in Christian Thought at Wheaton College in Illinois in the States.

(2:00) Why Sayers was so shocking and subversive. The BBC radio plays about Jesus, (4:56) Sayers accused of causing the fall of Singapore in World War 2, (5:56) Why Sayers thought it important to use contemporary language in her Christian plays, (7:37) Sayers' problems with Christianity, (10:00) How Sayers got involved in apologetics, (14:40) Sayers’ view of intuition, (16:00) Sayers’ subversion of detective fiction, (17:35) How Sayers used language to engage with people, (25:00) Sayers' view of evangelism.

Links mentioned in today’s episode:
www.broadleafbooks.com
www.wheatoncollege.edu
https://bookdepository.com/Subversive-Crystal-Downing/9781506462752

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