Vintage Saints and Sinners

Who's a saint? Who's a sinner? Who decides? Through storytelling and conversation, host Karen Wright Marsh traces the tales of the broken, beautiful people we sometimes call "saints” but who were always sinners, as well. Each episode features a special guest, who joins Karen to explore the ancient Christian wisdom that illuminates today’s complex world.

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Saints of Atlanta

April 03, 2021 • Karen Wright Marsh, Gabriel Hunter-Chang

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In this special Saints of Atlanta episode, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of four “saints” who lived, worked and witnessed in the city they called home: Each, in their own way, expressed God’s love and mercy to Atlanta.

MEDIATOR: Thomas O’Reilly (1831-1872)

ADVOCATE: Demetrios Petrides (c.1865-1917)

EDUCATOR: Alberta Williams King (1904-1974)

HEALER: Leila Denmark (1898-2012)

This Saints of Atlanta podcast episode is part of Saints of the City (SotC), an outreach initiative of Theological Horizons, a ministry based at the University of Virginia. Saints of the City has launched in Atlanta, Washington, DC/Northern Virginia, Charlottesville — and is coming soon to a city near you. Learn more. Join us! https://www.theologicalhorizons.org/saints

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