<p>Hey there, we intended to get this episode published last month but life and <em>*waves hands at everything going on in the US*</em> got in the way. HOWEVER! This was an encouraging conversation and a great way to orient ourselves as we kick off a new year under an oppressive, malicious, and very dumb empire. </p><p><br></p><p>Kat Armas is is a Cuban American writer, speaker, and theologian from Miami, FL. She holds a ThM from Vanderbilt Divinity School, and a dual MDiv and MAT from Fuller Theological Seminary where she was awarded the Frederick Buechner Award for Excellence in Writing. She is also a very thoughtful writer and a great hang. Topics included on this episode:</p><ul><li>The way Empire trades mystery and memory for conformity</li><li>Her book dedication on LfRE</li><li>Advent and how the Incarnation relates to what she&#39;s been thinking and writing about lately</li><li>Her love of reading and horror movies</li><li>and MORE!</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Check out her upcoming stops on her book tour and take some friends to see her when she&#39;s in your area!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/9781587436499_liturgies-for-resisting-empire" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Buy Liturgies For Resisting Empire</a> (30% off &amp; Free Shipping rn!)</p><p>Listen on Libby through your local library </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Shoutouts:</p><p>The Correspondents</p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/tell-me-everything-oprah-s-book-club-a-novel-elizabeth-strout/bbe0d643d9290c2c?ean=9780593446119&next=t" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Tell Me Everything</a></p><p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/alien/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Alien</a> series</p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/small-things-like-these-oprah-s-book-club-claire-keegan/fda33bd4dc7ce1d9?ean=9780802158741&next=t" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Small Things Like These</a></p><p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/children-of-men/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Children of Men</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Kat:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kat_armas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://katarmas.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Website</a></p><p><a href="https://katarmas.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Substack</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Us:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesubstancepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.threads.com/@thesubstancepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/philipmarinello/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Philip&#39;s Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/philipmarinello.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Share Your Questions/Suggestions/Feedback With Us:</p><p>Email: [email protected]</p><p>DM on Instagram</p><p><br></p><p>Support Us: Support the show with an individual donation on CashApp to $TheSubstancePod or become a monthly Patreon supporter at patreon.com/TheSubstancePod</p>