Two New Podcast Episodes
It’s time to listen to our two new podcast episodes.
In our series ‘The World Needs More Poetry’, the Dean talks with Dame Mary Beard about her choice of poem – The Odyssey by Homer. The second podcast is a recording of the Dean’s recent talk on ‘What are the Psalms?’
Available wherever you listen to your podcasts.
The Odyssey with Dame Mary Beard
The latest podcast in our ‘The World Needs More Poetry’ series is a conversation between the Dean and Dame Mary Beard on her chosen poem ‘The Odyssey’ by Homer. Mary Beard is very well known as a Classicist and as a popular broadcaster and writer. In their dialogue together, we hear about the origin of the Odyssey, its main characters and themes, and are left to explore questions about the nature of heroism, the complications of returning home, of becoming an adult, and of understanding power.
What are the Psalms?
Last Sunday the Dean gave a talk on ‘What are the Psalms?’ This is now available as a Southwark Cathedral podcast. It explores what the psalms are, when and why they were written, and how they speak to our faith today.
For those who wish to read more on this subject, the following books are recommended:
- Charlie Bell | Searched Me Out and Known Me
- John L. Bell | Living with the Psalms
- Walter Brueggemann | Spirituality of the Psalms
- Walter Brueggemann | Praying the Psalms
- Pula Gooder | Journalling the Psalms – A Guide for Reflection and Prayer
- CS Lewis | Reflections on the Psalms
You might also like to watch three talks on YouTube by Walter Brueggemann called ‘The Psalms: The Hard Road from Obedience to Praise’.