A conversation with Trevor Hart about revelation, the trinity, and why God as Father is a foundational metaphor for Christian theology. Get full access to Joy Clarkson at joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe
Monsieur Ozu causes a stir with the inhabitants of 7 Rue de Grenelle. Is it because he can truly see people? Get full access to Joy Clarkson at joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe
Carvings from the Southwell Minster chapter house, described in this episode.Dear Friends,I am delighted to share this final episode in my series on You are a Tree: and other Metaphors to Nourish Life, Thought, and Prayer, a rich and warm conve
A conversation with Christopher Tin about how music and metaphor help us express and share our deep, ineffable experiences, how different ways of speaking about love informed his compositional approach to Turandot, and some bonus chat on Aruthu
Dear Friends,I am so excited to share this week’s episode in my series on You are a Tree: and other metaphors to nourish life, thought, and prayer. In this week’s episode, I speak with one of the scholars whose work informed my writing: Lydia
A conversation with Brian Zahnd about The Wood Between the Worlds: a poetic theology of the cross. Get full access to Joy Clarkson at joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe
On this week’s episode Joy talks with author David Zahl about the inevitable heaviness of life, whether or not trauma dumping is a thing, the refreshing power of humour to remind us we’re not alone, and the efficacy of Thomas Aquinas’ remedies
Dear Friends,Today I share the first interview in my series on the metaphors You are a Tree and other metaphors to nourish life, thought, and prayer. I speak with Malcolm Guite. Malcolm Guite is a poet, priest, and rock and roller. He writes a
Dear Friends,I’m very pleased indeed to share that Speaking with Joy is back! In this introductory episode I share what I’ve been up to for the past year, read an excerpt of You are a Tree, and share a bit about the series I’ve recorded for the
Joy and Elena talk about morning pages, artist dates, and why they're doing the Artist's Way. Get full access to Joy Clarkson at joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe
On the 20th of July, 1854 Marian Evans set sail with George Lewes, a man who was not her husband and who was, indeed, a married man with three children. She understood this trip to be her honeymoon, and after it, with growing confidence, she be
Dear Friends,Good morning and happy Saturday! Today I have a little treat for you: a conversation I recorded with my brother Nathan Clarkson about his recently released book Finding God in Hollywood: Discovering the Divine in Films, Movie Stars
Last summer, I found my poem for the year. I read it to whoever would listen. Eventually I recited it to whoever would listen, because I’d read it so many times that it had become a part of the wallpaper of my mind. People tended to have one of
Dear Friends,Merry Advent! I can’t believe how quickly the days are passing us by— Christmas approaching with alarming speed. I’ve been traveling this month, and there has been something beautiful about seeing cheer spread from city to city. No
Joy concludes the summer book club on Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, discussing part five with Sarah Clarkson, and reflecting on the final section herself.
Joy discusses Part Four of Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro with Michael Burdett and King-Ho Leung. Get full access to Joy Clarkson at joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe
Joy discusses Part Three of Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro with James Smoker. Get full access to Joy Clarkson at joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe
Joy discusses Part Two of Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro with Doctors Sarah and Jeremiah Coogan. Get full access to Joy Clarkson at joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe