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Ian Cron: Influences and Aspirations
This is the final installment of my interview with Ian Cron. To recap: A novel he wrote over three years ago, Chasing Francis, has been steadily gathering a devoted and enthusiastic reader base. He’s even received new endorsements, something rather unheard of in the publishing world. This includes Archbishop of Catnerbury Rowan Williams saying “I’ve now read it twice and [...]
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Anne Rice: “Some of us don’t want to be thrown down the stairs by the followers of Christ”
Listen to our interview here! About a week and a half ago, celebrated novelist Anne Rice made waves – first on Facebook and Twitter, then in international media coverage – for quitting the Christianity that she had joined about a decade before. Quoth her Facebook page: For those who care, and I understand if you [...]
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Chasing Francis, the Sleeping Giant
Mike Morrell: Chasing Francis is a book that just keeps on going. It’s been three years since it’s publication and I still hear about people discovering it for the first time. The terms “slow burn hit” and “long tail” come to mind. What do you think about that? Ian Cron: You ever listen to old [...]
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Ian Cron: Does Orthodoxy Have to be Static?
This is the fourth part of a multipart interview with Ian Cron about his novel, Chasing Francis, which after three years is garnering more acclaim than it did in year one! You can keep up with Ian on Twitter @iancron. Mike Morrell: Chasing Francis features this protagonist Chase Falson, who starts Putnam Hill Community Church [...]
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Ian Cron on Francis: Mystics and Prophets, Institutional and Emerging Church
This is the third part of a multipart interview with Ian Cron about his novel, Chasing Francis, which after three years is getting more buzz than ever. You can keep up with Ian on Twitter @iancron. Mike Morrell: What about Francis and the institutional church? One would think he would have abandoned it. Ian Cron: [...]
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