Episode 6 - Giovanni's Room

In this episode, we wade into the waters of *Giovanni’s Room,* James Baldwin’s desperately beautiful and exposing novel of desire, dislocation and self-repression. Reckoning with this story alongside Genesis 9 and 1 Corinthians 13, we discuss gender and sexuality, human responses to the existential terror of vulnerability, and the importance of embracing our bodily existence as the incarnation of mystery.

 

Timestamps:

• 1:36 – Experiencing *Giovanni’s Room*
• 37:27 – Emily on Genesis 9
• 1:19:32 – Tommy on 1 Corinthians 13
• 1:49:12 – Next month’s book

 

Up Next: *The Buried Giant* by Kazuo Ishiguro 

 

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