S6 E19 | Dr. Josephine Stringer | Virtue in the Story: Leadership Lessons from Detective Fiction

In this episode of the Alabaster Jar Podcast, Dr. Lynn Cohick and Dr. Josephine Stringer talk about the intersections of leadership, virtue, and storytelling. Dr. Stringer shares her personal journey as a lifelong lover of books, explaining how her experience as a librarian shaped her dissertation on leadership and virtue. They also explore the power of detective fiction, particularly the works of Dorothy Sayers, as a means for developing virtue and understanding leadership. They also discuss how both fiction and biblical narratives can transform readers by engaging their emotions and fostering deeper spiritual reflection.

Resources Mentioned:   

The Visual Museum of Women in Christianity

Are Women Human? Penetrating, Sensible, and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society by Dorothy L. Sayers

Lord Peter: The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories by Dorothy L. Sayers

Gaudy Night: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery with Harriet Vane by Dorothy L. Sayers

The Man Born to Be King by Dorothy L. Sayers

An Apology for Poetry & Astrophel and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Old Yeller by Fred Gipson

Black Beauty: An Autobiography of a Horse by Anna Sewell

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