A Renaissance of the Christian Imagination
A Renaissance of the Christian Imagination
The Anselm Society exists to help Christians remember who they are; to cultivate a deep awareness of their relationship to the Great Story, and to bring that awareness home to their families and churches. Explore below to find what you’re looking for. Or just start here.
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Christina dives deep into the real meaning of Halloween. It’s not what you think.
The story goes like this. A
woman got brave and started a
book club. How did it turn out?
(You can read all about it here.)
Check out Jonathan
Pageau’s Symbolic World
Courses which are deeply
rooted in story telling and
the ancient traditions.
Matt’s debut middle-grade fantasy novel, Red Rex, is here! Join Mandy and Christina as they talk with Matt about the dream, the process, the plot, the characters, the illustrations — and the footnotes.
Christina Brown on the poet’s—
and our—cathedral-shaped
journey toward union with God.
Calvin and Hobbes, and the Spiderman question for all of us…does great responsibility come with great power?
Painting as a Pastime by the
great Churchill: really? Yes,
and Queen Mum loved her
Drinkypoo (recipe included)
Taylor Swift is the most popular musician since the Beatles. And Matt doesn’t understand. So he sits down with a thoughtful fan to see if she can show him the ways of the Swifties.
Everywhere she turned that
night, the ancient city revealed
a feast of light and beauty.
We all have young storytellers in our lives. How can we best encourage them?
Gianna Soderstrom
muses on the ministry of second
breakfasts -- and the power of
inviting others into our homes.
Creating alongside others for half a day is a sweet hint of
heaven. Elisa Lambert shows
us how to make it happen.
Read a review on Ted Hughes’s Poetry in the Making and pair it with a Breakfast Martini (recipe included).
Matt and Mandy interview fellow Anselm Guild member Jacoby Elliott, who is a musician, writer, and visual artist.
Mandy interviews poet, playwright, and critic Jane Scharl to discuss poetry.
Read a review on Annie Dillard’s The Writing Life and pair it with a High Tide (recipe included).
Matt has never been able to get into Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel Dune or the film adaptations. So he brings Brian Brown and Peter Houk to the digital pub table to convince him of the merit of Dune.
Matt interviews Jody Collins about poetry and why people should like poetry and it shouldn't be so hard to do so.
Read a review on Neil Postman’s Amusing ourselves to Death and pair it with a comfort collins (recipe included).
Is there a purposeful pattern
of Creation across the Canon
through stories of multiplication?
Matt interviews short-story author KC Ireton, discussing KC's work and journey as an author.
Look to the lowly (and loud)
cicada for encouragement.
Haven't we all felt buried?
Yet a new life was coming.
It’s very likely that my heart will break over this tree in one way or another. But in God’s strange economy, being wounded means being mended in His likeness—the One for whom all of creation gladly sings.
A reflection on Reformation
poetry and its glimpse into
the death found in faith,
and the life given through
grace.
Jackson Greer ponders on why
Chesterton claims “Beauty and
the Beast” shows that to be
lovable, one must first be loved.
Mandy, Matt, and Christina discuss impressions made on them as children by different forms of art, why they made an impression on them, and how it impacts them to today.
Brian joins Michael Minkoff of Renew the Arts for a conversation about Taylor Swift. Oh, and how imagination and art empower us to live like people of heaven.
See what we’ve got coming up.
See what we’ve got coming up.
The Anselm Society gathers once a quarter for an evening of singing, storytelling, and feasting. We also help facilitate many other community events throughout the year, many held in homes and churches. Visit our events page for more details, clips from past events, and our video archive. Contact us to inquire about getting involved, or attending our next team breakfast to meet us.
So glad you asked. We’re a community, not a clique. You join by showing up.
If you live nearby, come to our next gathering and tell the nearest person that you’re new…we’ll take it from there! Not local? Get hooked on one of our podcasts or shoot us an email. Already done those things and want to get more deeply involved? Get in touch.
Our gatherings are the best way to meet people, and get a feel for who we are! See our full calendar here.
Our website is home to our podcasts, reading recommendations, courses, and more. Browse the full treasure trove!
Imagination Redeemed (faith and imagination!)
Believe to See (creativity and community!)
Already done 1 and/or 2 and want to go deeper? No problem.