Religion & Spirituality
“Why is it that of all the billions and billions of strange objects in the Cosmos - novas, quasars, pulsars, black holes - you are beyond doubt the strangest” - Walker Percy Lost in the Cosmos In this episode Rachel is joined by Shane Jenkins to discuss Walker Percy’s satirical self-help book Lost in the Cosmos. In this book Percy explores ideas of the self, as well as the problems of modernity, scientism, identity crisis, and the breakdown of meaning in the modern age. Lost is the Cosmos is a complex and often troubling book but it also contains many keen observations and humorous moments. Hosts: Rachel Sherlock, Shane Jenkins Follow us on social media: @seekingwatson @shanekins Follow the podcast on Instagram: @riskingenchantmentpodcast Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com Sign up for our email list at www.rachelsherlock.com/podcast Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod Works Mentioned Lost in the Cosmos by Walker Percy The Moviegoer by Walker Percy “Everything is Broken” Tablet by Alana Newhouse Mystery and Manners by Flannery O’Connor Thoughts after Lambeth by T.S. Eliot “Is Pope Francis Anti-Modern?” The New Atlantis by M. Anthony Mills What We’re Enjoying at the Moment Shane: Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky Hippo Campus (band) Rachel: Tickets to my Downfall by MGK (album)