Holy Fools and the Soul of Craftwork Holy Fools
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Join PhD and professional juggler Jesse Joyner, and PhD and minister Stephen Grosz as they interview people in diverse crafts and trades (from beekeepers to song writers to sword swallowers). Through a discussion of relevant learning research and Scripture, the Holy Fools consider how integrating one’s faith and work, as a craft, might serve to feed and form the soul.
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Holy Fools: The Craft of Photography
Join Holy Fools (Jesse Joyner, PhD. and Stephen Grosz, PhD.) as they interview professional photographer Tracey Riggs Frontz — and learn how we can all develop an trained eye for viewing God's creation.
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More Foolishness: Crossfit for the Soul
Join Holy Fools (Jesse Joyner, PhD. and Stephen Grosz, PhD.) as they consider how a pre-work routine of spiritual stretching might transform your workday.
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
Feiler, Bruce. 2023. The Search: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World.
Martin, Tom. 2021. Craft Learning as Perceptual Transformation: Getting ‘the Feel’ in the Wooden Boat Workshop.
Daniels, Denise. 2019. Working in the Presence of God: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Work. -
Holy Fools: The Craft of Teaching
Join Holy Fools (Jesse Joyner, PhD. and Stephen Grosz, PhD.) as they interview veteran public school teacher and craftsman, Jake Bates — and consider how teaching and learning in any vocation can be a divine encounter.
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More Foolishness: Working Faithfully in Obscurity
What can we learn about faith + work from a 4th generation mom and pop Candy Shop?
Join Holy Fools (Jesse Joyner, PhD. and Stephen Grosz, PhD.) as they consider the value of soulful work done at a small scale.
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
Crawford, Matthew. 2010. Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work -
Holy Fools: The Craft of Writing
Join Holy Fools (Jesse Joyner, PhD. and Stephen Grosz, PhD.) as they interview professional writer Ben Palpant—author of a new book on the craft of writing— and discuss how the we can all work faithfully in obscurity.
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More Foolishness: Coming in from the Cold (Communities of Practice)
Join Holy Fools (Jesse Joyner, PhD. and Stephen Grosz, PhD.) as they consider the value of getting thicker skin and a wiser head by joining a community of practice.
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
Ogilvie, Sheilagh. 2019. The European Guilds.(Princeton University Press).
De Munck. 2007. Technologies of Learning: Apprenticeship in Antwerp Guilds from the 15th Century to the End of the Ancien Regime. (Turnhout: Brepols).