{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/657f4d0ece5d430017bf1c75/6a483b8804fac73b24e683e1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode #340 - A Slave's Story Trilogy with Professor Christopher Stanley","description":"<p>In this episode, we're joined by Professor Christopher Stanley, who is Professor Emeritus of Theology at St Bonaventure University in New York, and he’s the author of a number of books, including the historical fiction trilogy called “A Slave’s Story” that we’re discussing in this episode, with the volumes <em>A Rooster for Asclepios, A Bull for Pluto, </em>and <em>A Ram for Mars. </em>In our conversation, we overview Professor Stanley's historical fiction trilogy, the value of historical fiction as a medium of academic historical investigation, and how much work Professor Stanley put into making this series grounded in scholarship and accessible to the non-expert. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Rev. Dr. Josh Carroll and Dr. John Anthony Dunne.</p>","author_name":"The Two Cities Podcast"}