Alan Paton’s novel is broadly considered a supply of hope and endurance within the midst of ache and vital struggling. If The scandal of studying Persevering with Season 3’s theme of the Fruits of the Spirit, Claude Atcho interviews creator SD Smith, who arrived in South Africa when Mandela was launched from jail and left when he grew to become president. SD Smith shares his views on Paton’s work, drawing on first-hand expertise of life in South Africa and the way the guide influenced his formation.
Weep, the beloved nation by Alan Paton
Details about Claude Atcho: Claude is the pastor (plant pastor) for the Charlottesville church plant of the Diocese of Christ Our Hope, ACNA.
Beforehand, Claude lived in Memphis, Tennessee, the place he was pastor of a multi-ethnic church, Fellowship Memphis. He’s the creator of Studying Black Books: How African-American Literature Can Make Our Religion Extra Full and Trustworthyt, forthcoming from Brazos Press in summer time 2022.
Details about SD Smith:
SD Smith is the creator of The Inexperienced Ember Collection, a multimillion-selling journey saga that includes heroic #RabbitsWithSwords. The Inexperienced Sinterklaas hung out because the world’s best-selling audiobook on Audible. He’s additionally the creator of the loopy one Elks with Bazookas: And Different Tales Youngsters Ought to By no means Learn in addition to a fantasy journey novel co-written together with his son, Jack Zulu and the Waylander’s Key. Smith’s tales captivate readers world wide who’re hungry for “new tales with an outdated soul.”
Smith is the founder and proprietor of Story Warren, a publishing, occasions and IP growth home based mostly in rural West Virginia. Story Warren exists to serve households as “allies within the creativeness.”
SD Smith lives in Grandview, West Virginia together with his spouse and 4 kids.
