{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Forged: Timeless Ways of Living","title":"Rusty Reno on The Ordinary Practices that Shape the Soul","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4663,"description":"What does it take to form a life with roots, discipline, and courage in an age of distraction and drift? In this episode of Forged, Brian Williams talks with R. R. Reno about the ordinary practices that shape the soul: family dinners, church, books, marriage, friendship, cooking, architecture, and the demanding craft of rock climbing. Reno reflects on growing up in Baltimore, learning endurance in Yosemite, finding stability in marriage and worship, and pursuing excellence as a teacher, writer, and Christian. Along the way, he considers why beauty trains our affections, why embodied disciplines matter, and what it means to “do battle without hatred.”\nThe conversation moves from childhood rhythms and the gift of rootedness to the spiritual trial of physical risk, the public nature of architecture, and the vocation of First Things as a guide for readers seeking clarity in a fractured cultural moment.\nAbout the Guest\nR. R. Reno has served as Editor of First Things since 2011. He received his PhD in\ntheology from Yale University, and taught theology and ethics at Creighton\nUniversity in Omaha, Nebraska for twenty years. He has published in many\nacademic journals, magazines, and newspapers. His most recent books include The\nEnd of Interpretation, Return of the Strong Gods, and Resurrecting the Idea of a\nChristian Society.\nGuest Links\nFirst Things | https://www.firstthings.com\nConnect with the Humanitas Institute\nHumanitas Institute | https://humanitasinstitute.org\nX | https://x.com/HIClassicalEd\nInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/humanitas_institute/\nTikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@humanitas_institute\nFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61588606585070\nYouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@TheHumanitasInstitute","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/KTbBD8bgFaq-gNjtcFVbWCDJ5WjX2yagnVN5576RNCo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kODQ0/ZTJmNmZkMzNhM2Nm/YjUyMzFhYzEzZjkz/NTExMi5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}