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Join Abbey of the Arts for a monthly conversation on how increasing our diversity of perspectives on contemplative practice can enrich our understanding and experience of the Christian mystical tradition.
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Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Claudia Love Mair and Christine Valters Paintner have a conversation with Lerita Coleman Brown about the book Meditations of the Heart by Howard Thurman.
Howard Thurman, the great spiritualist and mystic, was renowned for the quiet beauty of his reflections on humanity and our relationship with God. This collection of fifty-four of his most well-known meditations features his thoughts on prayer, community, and the joys and rituals of life.
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Claudia Love Mair and Christine Valters Paintner have a conversation with April Yamasaki about her book Four Gifts: Seeking Self-Care for Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength.
Drawing on the ancient scriptural command to love God with our heart, soul, mind, and strength, Yamasaki helps readers think about the spiritual dimensions of attending to your own needs, setting priorities, and finding true rest in a fast-paced world.
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Claudia Love Mair and Christine Valters Paintner have a conversation with Jon Sweeney about his book Nicholas Black Elk: Medicine Man, Catechist, Saint.
Servant of God Nicholas Black Elk (1863–1950) is popularly celebrated for his fascinating spiritual life. How could one man, one deeply spiritual man, serve as both a traditional Oglala Lakota medicine man and a Roman Catholic catechist and mystic? How did these two spiritual and cultural identities enrich his prayer life?
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Claudia Love Mair and Christine Valters Paintner have a conversation with Therese Taylor Stinson about Embodied Spirits: Stories of Spiritual Directors of Color.
These essays speak of how we have incorporated our contemplative practices into our family life; our urban, non-religious background; how we have been nurtured in struggles for health and life through our contemplative prayer practices and our courage to survive and even thrive in the midst of dire circumstances.
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Claudia Love Mair and Christine Valters Paintner have a conversation about Claudia's book God Alone is Enough: A Spirited Journey with Teresa of Avila.
This lively little book introduces postmodern readers to one of Christianity’s most endearing prayer warriors, and guides them through her most radical teachings. Here, Teresa of Avila is not a lofty, inaccessible saint; she’s a companion, taking readers on a rollicking journey through their own interior castles.