Episode #10 of Rewrite Radio features one of the oldest recordings in our Festival archive, Frederick Buechner speaking at our gathering in 1992.

In Episode #9 of Rewrite Radio, we feature a conversation between four writers in the Eastern Orthodox religious tradition about the deep poetry and lasting peace that liturgy offers. Scott Cairns, Angela Doll Carlson, Gaelan Gilbert, and Cameron Alexander Lawrence reflect on Orthodoxy and how it can clear a pathway through the slings and arrows of modern life.

In Episode #8 of Rewrite Radio, Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas speaks on Black Lives Matter and the Justice of God at the 2016 Festival of Faith & Writing.

Episode #7 of Rewrite Radio features the on-stage conversation between Tobias Wolff and his former student, George Saunders, that took place after Saunders’s keynote at the 2016 Festival of Faith & Writing.

In Episode #6 of Rewrite Radio, we feature an on-stage conversation between George Saunders and Calvin College English professor Lew Klatt at the 2016 Festival of Faith & Writing. Saunders discusses a wide range of topics including the intimacy of storytelling, how weird narratives work to disrupt moral cul-de-sacs, and creative writing as a form of play.

Episode #5 of Rewrite Radio features Patricia and Alana Raybon on the power of the pen to bridge a deep divide. They talk about writing Undivided: A Muslim Daughter, Her Christian Mother, Their Path to Peace and the truths, troubles, and triumphs of co-authoring when the collaborators are struggling not just to write a book, but to reconcile their deepest difference.

Episode #4 of Rewrite Radio features John Darnielle’s talk about his creative process at the 2016 Festival of Faith & Writing.

In Episode #3 of Rewrite Radio, we feature Saladin Ahmed’s presentation on Science Fiction and the Muslim American imagination at the 2016 Festival of Faith & Writing.

Episode #2 of Rewrite Radio features Makoto Fujimura’s talk about Japanese history and literature at the 2016 Festival of Faith & Writing. A note to listeners, Makoto references projected slides of his work during his talk. You can see much of his work on his website at makotofujimura.com.

Episode #1 of Rewrite Radio features Dennis Covington’s presentation at the 2016 Festival of Faith & Writing in which he told stories about his time writing from the borders of Syria’s civil war, the stories behind his book Revelation: A Search For Faith in a Violent Religious World. He also reads a selection from his memoir Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling in South Appalachia.