21 Malcolm Guite Interview Part 1: The Role of Imagination in Defending the Christian Faith

<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/51/52/8f/jwalker55293/3000x3000_14898657.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p>What role does the faculty of the imagination play in our defense of the Christian faith? Is the imagination inferior to logic and reason or is it a needful aspect in our engagement with contemporary culture? </p><br><br>Consider the incredible popularity of the movies and TV drama series. We are storytellers, image bearers of our Creator, who delight in creating, whether it be stories, buildings, automobiles, or works of art or literature, we are constantly using our imagination, often without thinking about it.<br>On this episode of Apologetics Profile, Watchman staff apologist Daniel Ray speaks with poet, priest, and author Malcolm Guite about the necessity of the imagination in cultivating a deeper understanding and appreciation for the world that God has created and for the way God communicates with us.<br>In part one, we talk about how Malcolm became interested in poetry as a child and how the poetry and philosophy of the Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge played an integral role in Malcolm coming to faith in Christ. <br><br><p><strong>Malcolm Guite</strong> is an Anglican Priest and is the Chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge where he also teaches for the Divinity Faculty. He lectures widely in England and North America on theology and literature. Mr. Guite has published poetry, theology, and literary criticism, and worked as a librettist. His books include <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1848256787"><em>Word in the Wilderness</em></a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Faith-Hope-Poetry-Imagination-Routledge/dp/140944936X/"><em>Faith, Hope and Poetry: Theology and the Poetic Imagination</em></a>, and <em><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1473611059">Mariner: A Voyage with Samuel Taylor Coleridge</a></em>.</p><br><p> <strong>BONUS LINKS</strong>: Here are some additional resources:</p><br><ul> <br><li> <strong>Malcolm Guite Blog</strong>:<a href="https://bit.ly/GuiteBlog"