Rod Dreher is a columnist for The American Conservative and the author of several books, most recently The Benedict Option. On this episode of Cultivated, we talk about the precarious place Christians hold in contemporary American society, about the Benedict Option – a strategy for navigating that society, and about the crucial importance of beauty and goodness for the Church’s witness. It’s a conversation that ranges from A Confederacy of Dunces to Dante to Terrence Malick. You can read Rod’s column here: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/ This episode was produced and edited by Mike Cosper with additional editing by TJ Hester. It was mixed by Mark Owens Our music is by Dan Phelps and Mark Owens Our theme song by Roman Candle Learn more about Cultivated at http://www.cultivatedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices