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Reimagining the Good Life with Amy Julia Becker
A podcast about reimagining the good life through the lens of disability, faith, and culture. Host Amy Julia Becker interviews guests in conversations that challenge assumptions about the good life, proclaim the inherent belovedness of every human being, and help us envision a world of belonging.
Reimagining the Good Life with Amy Julia Becker
Spiritual Timekeeping in a New Year with James K. A. Smith
Do you feel like there isn’t enough time or wish you could just get a better hold on time? This episode is a chance to enter into a way of greater freedom with time. Professor and author James K. A. Smith talks with me about history, contingency, limitations, Black Lives Matter, hope, and his latest book, How to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now.
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Guest Bio:
“James K. A. Smith is professor of philosophy at Calvin University and serves as editor in chief of Image journal, a quarterly devoted to ‘art, mystery, and faith.’ Trained as a philosopher with a focus on contemporary French thought, Smith has expanded on that scholarly platform to become an engaged public intellectual and cultural critic. An award-winning author and widely traveled speaker, he has emerged as a thought leader with a unique gift of translation, building bridges between the academy, society, and the church.”
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Connect Online:
- Website: jameskasmith.com
- Twitter: @james_ka_smith
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On the Podcast:
- Latest book: How to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now
- Christianity Today interview with Bono
- Bono’s book Surrender
- Midnight Library by Matt Haig
- Repetition by Kierkegaard
- Plough Essay | When Merit Drives Out Grace
- A Royal Waste of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World by Marva Dawn
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For full show notes, transcript, and more, go to: amyjuliabecker.com/james-k-a-smith
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Season 6 of the Love Is Stronger Than Fear podcast connects to themes in my latest book, To Be Made Well, which you can order here! Learn more about my writing and speaking at amyjuliabecker.com.
*A transcript of this episode will be available within one business day on my website, and a video with closed captions will be available on my YouTube Channel.
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