Downing refuses to shy away from Sayers’ ideas about art and faith, even her tart statements about pious-but-boring Christian entertainment. Wages of Cinema makes a compelling case that serving God well means studying deeply before we pass judgments on complicated art, understanding the medium as well as the message.
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The Man Born to Be King: Wade Annotated Edition
January 27, 2023 
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Sayers helps readers understand Jesus’ role as Messiah, prophet, and king and what made him the most unexpected man his audience had ever seen.
Continue reading Subversive: Christ, Culture, and the Shocking Dorothy L. Sayers
November 23, 2020 3 Comments
Downing shows that Sayers’ ideas haven’t aged much. If anything, they may be more important today than in her own lifetime. A terrific book on an underrated and under-read Christian thinker.
Continue reading The Gospel in Dorothy L Sayers: Selections from Her Novels, Plays, Letters, and Essays
April 14, 2020 2 Comments
Readers not familiar with Sayers will find this book to a good introduction. Readers who already know of her will find the book shows the full range of her work, showing them sides of Sayers that they may not have discovered yet.
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