Historian Beth Allison Barr reflects on early Christian and medieval women, tracing the historical development of women’s roles in the church and offering insight into how these histories continue to shape Christianity today.

In this conversation, Karen Swallow Prior explores the fiction of Flannery O'Connor, reflecting on themes of grace, suffering, satire, race, and the enduring relevance of O’Connor’s haunting vision of the American South. Together, they consider the role of Christian imagination in literature and why O’Connor’s stories continue to challenge and unsettle readers today.