Episode 38: As I Lay Dying, Part 2 of 2

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Episode 38: As I Lay Dying, Part 2 of 2

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May 10, 2017

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If you like episodes about literary theory and how literature works, this one is for you, as Brandon and Nathan go deep-diving, trying to figure out what on earth William Faulkner was trying to accomplish with As I Lay Dying and whether it was a good thing. Give us money here.Click here to buy the book from Amazon. Next we're reading The Complete Winnie the Pooh ... and after that _Boys of Blur _by ND Wilson

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3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.

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Episode 38: As I Lay Dying, Part 2 of 2

Episode 38: As I Lay Dying, Part 2 of 2

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