The Banderpod

S5:E9 - Carolyn Weber & 'Four Questions God Asks'

May 19, 2026·34 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Rachel Donahue interviews Dr. Carolyn Weber about how poetry has shaped her life and faith, and also her newest release, Four Questions God Asks. Carolyn is best known for her memoir Surprised By Oxford, which has been turned into a movie (available on Apple, Angel or Amazon) but Carolyn is also a poet and the trajectory of her entire life has been altered by how deeply she engaged with a John Donne poem which helped her understand the gospel as a graduate student.Mentioned in this episode:• Surprised by Oxford (2022)• Four Questions God Asks - Carolyn Weber• Surprised by Oxford - Carolyn Weber• Holy is the Day - Carolyn Weber• Sex and the City of God - Carolyn Weber• Holy Sonnets - John Dunne• ‘Batter My Heart, Three Person’d God’ - John Dunne• Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Samuel Taylor Coleridge• Surprised by Joy - C.S. Lewis• Homegoing: Poetry for a Season - Carolyn Weber• Summering - Carolyn Weber• <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebec

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