A space for discussing works of art that expand our capacity for empathy.
Literary scholar who loves Jesus, popular culture, philosophy, and the complex relationship between all of these. I am the author of 'Imagining Our Neighbors as Ourselves: How Art Shapes Empathy' (Fortress Press, 2022).
Articles about faith, mental health, humanism, culture, secularism, and identity from O. Alan Noble
Cultivating Conscious Consumption of Film & Television Featuring Strong Female Leads
Rebecca Makkai's Substack: mostly writing and books! but also Zillow, true crime, etymology, food, general inanity
Exploring the deeper dimensions of stories, myth, meaning-making, faith and imagination.