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This week, we share a “Space for God” devotional offered by author and executive director of Theological Horizons, Karen Wright Marsh. Karen guides us into the life and work of Ephrem of Syria (c. 306-373). The "lyric theology" of this early Christian pastor, poet, refugee, theologian, and songwriter has the power to refresh our perspectives even today. Karen concludes our time together by listening prayerfully to a recording of Ephrem's "Hymn to the Light.""Hymn to the Light" by Ephrem the SyrianOur King comes in majestic glory.Let us light our lamps and go forth to meet Him.Let us find our joy in Him, for He has found joy in us.He will indeed rejoice us with His marvelous light.Let us glorify the majesty of the Son and give thanks to the almighty FatherWho, in an outpouring of love, sent Him to us, to fill us with hope and salvation.When He manifests Himself, the saints awaiting Him in weariness and sorrow,will go forth to meet Him with lighted lamps.The angels and guardians of heaven will rejoicein the glory of the just and upright people of earth;Together crowned with victory,they will sing hymns and psalms.Stand up then and be ready!Give thanks to our King and Savior,Who will come in great glory to gladden uswith His marvelous light in His kingdom.View Our Complete Archive of “Space for God” Prayer PracticesLearn More About Spiritual Direction through Coracleinthecoracle.org  |  @inthecoracleSupport the Show.

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Karen  Wright Marsh and I have a wonderful discussion about our invitation to wonder and amazement. Through looking at the specific lives of those who have come before us, we can find practices that will shape the way we see the world and interact with God. Through beauty, art, singing, poetry, walking, cooking, writing, and more, we can start to pay attention to God at work and become people that are intentioned towards wonder. So join us as we contemplate these things and more. Karen Wright Marsh is an author, speaker and the executive director and cofounder of Theological Horizons, a ministry that supports Christians & seekers in academia by providing a welcoming community for engaging faith, thought & life. She is the host of the Vintage Saints and Sinners podcast. She holds degrees in philosophy from Wheaton College & linguistics from the University of Virginia. Karen lives with Charles Marsh, a UVA professor, at the Bonhoeffer House in Charlottesville, Virginia. Karen's Websites:Karen Wright MarshTheological HorizonsKaren's Book:Wake Up to WonderKaren's Recommendations:How to Have Impossible ConversationsThe Great Belonging by Charlotte DonlonConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Threads at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/shiftingculturepodcast/https://twitter.com/shiftingcultur2https://www.threads.net/@shiftingculturepodcastConsider Giving to the podcast and to the ministry that my wife and I do around the world. Just click on the support the show link below.Support the show

Karen Wright Marsh is an author, speaker and the executive director and cofounder of Theological Horizons, a ministry that supports Christians & seekers in academia by providing a welcoming community for engaging faith, thought & life. She is the host of the Vintage Saints and Sinners podcast. She holds degrees in philosophy from Wheaton College & linguistics from the University of Virginia. Karen lives with Charles Marsh, a UVA professor, at the Bonhoeffer House in Charlottesville, Virginia.

In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by author and co-founder/executive director of Theological Horizons, Karen Wright Marsh to discuss:the importance of wonder as a spiritual practice (or discipline) -- even when we are in low seasons (maybe especially then)the importance of adapting new spiritual practices to actually fit into our lives and work for usspecific faith leaders of the past like Thomas Merton, Sts. Francis and Clare of Assisi, and Brother Lawrence who invite us into new exercises and practices of wonder Additional Resource: Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Kelter, PhD.Guest Bio: Karen Wright Marsh is the founding director of Theological Horizons, a ministry at the University of Virginia that hosts lectures, spiritual studies, dialogues, and mentoring initiatives. She is the author of Vintage Saints and Sinners: 25 Christians Who Transformed My Faith, which was named an Outreach Resource of the Year, a Logos Booksellers Book of the Year, and a Foreword INDIES finalist. Karen holds a degree in philosophy from Wheaton College and a degree in linguistics from the University of Virginia. She lives with her professor husband, Charles Marsh, at the Bonhoeffer House in Charlottesville, Virginia. You can find her on Instagram @karenwrightmarsh or on her website at karenwrightmarsh.com

Karen Wright Marsh explores one of the lessons from her new book, Wake Up To Wonder: 22 Invitations to Amazement in the Everyday, with her daughter, Nan Marsh. They relive their 165 km pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago. Of the thousands who walk this path each year, some take to the Camino out of prayerful devotion, others to work through a personal loss, discern new purpose, or meet the challenge of a rigorous trek.  Listen now to discover why Nan and Karen decided to walk all the way to Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain – and what they discovered along the way.ABOUT NAN MARSHNan Marsh studied poetry at the University of Virginia and lives in Richmond, Virginia, where she works as the office manager of Cincinnati Montessori Secondary Education Program and savors long walks through Richmond's beautiful Museum District.ABOUT KAREN'S NEW BOOKWake Up To Wonder: 22 Invitations to Amazement in the Everyday is the new book by Karen Wright Marsh. In Wake Up to Wonder, Karen introduces us to 22 faithful yet oh-so-human Christians from across centuries and cultures. Inspired by their example, she offers playful, simple practices that bring deeper meaning and purpose to everyday life -- a collage of spiritual and personal experiments anyone can do.  Wake up to wonder and discover that a life of spiritual depth, amazement, and connection is within reach, today and every day.Visit https://karenwrightmarsh.com/wake-up-to-wonderIn her chapter “Keep On Walking,” Karen tells the story of Margery Kempe (1375-1438) and her obsession with walking – and how it inspired her own walk across Spain.Support the show

Today, for Closing the Distance, Jeff Meyers will talk with Karen Wright Marsh, the executive director of Theological Horizons at the University of Virginia, who is the author of Vintage Saints and Sinners and Saints: 25 Christians Who Transformed My Faith and the upcoming, Wake Up to Wonder: 22 Invitations to the Amazement in the Everyday, about Simplicity and Service. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ROSWELL PRES FAITH COMMUNITY AT www.roswellpres.org

Reverend Dave Carpenter talks about one of his favorite sinner saints, St. Francis. St. Francis of Assisi, Italian San Francesco d'Assisi, baptized Giovanni, renamed Francesco, in full Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone, (born 1181/82, Assisi, duchy of Spoleto [Italy]—died October 3, 1226, Assisi; canonized July 16, 1228; feast day October 4), founder of the Franciscan orders of the Friars Minor (Ordo Fratrum Minorum), the women's Order of St. Clare (the Poor Clares), and the lay Third Order. He was also a leader of the movement of evangelical poverty in the early 13th century. His evangelical zeal, consecration to poverty, charity, and personal charisma drew thousands of followers. Francis's devotion to the human Jesus and his desire to follow Jesus' example reflected and reinforced important developments in medieval spirituality. The Poverello (“Poor Little Man”) is one of the most venerated religious figures in Roman Catholic history, and he and St. Catherine of Siena are the patron saints of Italy. In 1979 Pope John Paul IIrecognized him as the patron saint of ecology.More on St.Francis - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Francis-of-AssisiCheck out this article on our guest, Karen Wright Marsh - https://pres-outlook.org/2021/01/mentoring-with-the-communion-of-the-saints/Link to Karen's Book on Amazon - Vintage Saints and SinnersBPC YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/BrentwoodPresbyterianChurchPlease consider supporting our show - https://www.bpcusa.org/financial-ministry/Support the show

Our Youth Director, Dean Choi, shares his sinner saint for the BPC Sermon Series and a bit about himself. We are excited to have him share his perspective and his light. Ephrem the Syrian wasn't originally part of the book from Karen Wright Marsh, but we find out the relevance to the book, the sermon series and how this sinner saint is part of church history. Check out this article on our guest, Karen Wright Marsh - https://pres-outlook.org/2021/01/mentoring-with-the-communion-of-the-saints/Link to Karen's Book on Amazon - Vintage Saints and SinnersBPC YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/BrentwoodPresbyterianChurchPlease consider supporting our show - https://www.bpcusa.org/financial-ministry/Support the show

Join Guest Pastor, Rev. Dr. Tom Tewell speak on Sojourner Truth. Sojourner Truth was an African American evangelist, abolitionist, women's rights activist and author who was born into slavery before escaping to freedom in 1826. After gaining her freedom, Truth preached about abolitionism and equal rights for all. She became known for a speech with the famous refrain, "Ain't I a Woman?" that she was said to have delivered at a women's convention in Ohio in 1851, although accounts of that speech (and whether Truth ever used that refrain) have since been challenged by historians. Truth continued her crusade throughout her adult life, earning an audience with President Abraham Lincoln and becoming one of the world's best-known human rights crusaders.Check out this article on our guest, Karen Wright Marsh - https://pres-outlook.org/2021/01/mentoring-with-the-communion-of-the-saints/Link to Karen's Book on Amazon - Vintage Saints and SinnersBPC YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/BrentwoodPresbyterianChurchPlease consider supporting our show - https://www.bpcusa.org/financial-ministry/Support the show

Join Janice McQueen Ward, Worship Eder and Instrumental Director, as she interviews Reverend Dr. Tom Tewell, Reverend Dave Carpenter and Associate Pastor Lora East. Our pastors share their story and journey of faith, as well as why they chose the "saint and sinner" for their topics during the Sermon Series based on the book, Vintage Saints and Sinners. This is an episode you do NOT want to miss. Check out this article on our guest, Karen Wright Marsh - https://pres-outlook.org/2021/01/mentoring-with-the-communion-of-the-saints/Link to Karen's Book on Amazon - Vintage Saints and SinnersBPC YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/BrentwoodPresbyterianChurchPlease consider supporting our show - https://www.bpcusa.org/financial-ministry/Support the show

This week, we share a  "Space for God: Beauty" reflection from Karen Wright Marsh (author and executive director of Theological Horizons in Charlottesville, VA). She introduces us to the life and work of Ephrem the Syrian.  The "lyric theology" of this 4th Century Christian pastor, poet, refugee, and songwriter has the power to refresh our perspectives even today. Karen concludes our time together by listening prayerfully to a recording of Ephrem's "Hymn to the Light." You can read an English translation of the lyrics in our shownotes.English Lyrics to Ephrem's "Hymn to the Light"Check Out Karen W. Marsh's Excellent Podcast: Vintage Saints & Sinnersinthecoracle.org  |  @inthecoracleSupport the show

Rev. Lora East speaks briefly with Karen Wright Marsh on Howard Thurman. The Sermon Series continues with the Saints and Sinners theme with a beautiful sermon about the author and leader. Here are some facts about Howard Thurman:Howard Washington Thurman (November 18, 1899 – April 10, 1981) was an American author, philosopher, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader. As a prominent religious figure, he played a leading role in many social justice movements and organizations of the twentieth century. Like many human stories, Howard Thurman's story is one of resiliency, bravery, and hope. It began in Daytona Beach, Florida at the turn of the century on November 18, 1899—Thurman's birthday. Though his family had little to no means, they loved him dearly, and throughout his life, Thurman (Hon.'67) would often attribute his success to his family's courage and sacrifice. Young Howard was only fourteen years old when he left the comforts of home in pursuit of knowledge at boarding school (there was no high school for black children in Daytona Beach then). When he arrived at the train station to make his trek north to Jacksonville, he was shocked to learn that while he had enough money for the fare, he needed more to check his trunk. Thurman thought his adventure was doomed to end on that platform until an “anonymous stranger” approached him and asked him why he was crying. This stranger changed the trajectory of Thurman's life, giving him the funds he needed to get to Jacksonville. Thurman never forgot that act of kindness, and dedicated his autobiography to the man on the platform who “restored his broken dreams.”More on Thurman: https://www.bu.edu/thurman/about-us/who-is-howard-thurman/Check out this article on our guest, Karen Wright Marsh - https://pres-outlook.org/2021/01/mentoring-with-the-communion-of-the-saints/Link to Karen's Book on Amazon - Vintage Saints and SinnersBPC YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/BrentwoodPresbyterianChurchPlease consider supporting our show - https://www.bpcusa.org/financial-ministry/Support the show

Reverend Dave Carpenter  preaches about Mother Teresa, a true saint!Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. Little is known about her early life, but at a young age, she felt a calling to be a nun and serve through helping the poor. At the age of 18, she was given permission to join a group of nuns in Ireland. After a few months of training, with the Sisters of Loreto, she was then given permission to travel to India. She took her formal religious vows in 1931 and chose to be named after St Therese of Lisieux – the patron saint of missionaries.On her arrival in India, she began by working as a teacher; however, the widespread poverty of Calcutta made a deep impression on her, and this led to her starting a new order called “The Missionaries of Charity”. The primary objective of this mission was to look after people, who nobody else was prepared to look after. Mother Teresa felt that serving others was a fundamental principle of the teachings of Jesus Christ. In 1952, she opened her first home for the dying, which allowed people to die with dignity. Mother Teresa often spent time with those who were dying. Some have criticised the lack of proper medical attention, and their refusal to give painkillers. Others say that it afforded many neglected people the opportunity to die knowing that someone cared.Her work spread around the world. By 2013, there were 700 missions operating in over 130 countries. The scope of their work also expanded to include orphanages and hospices for those with terminal illnesses.Mother Teresa never sought to convert those of another faith. Those in her hospices were given the religious rites appropriate to their faith. However, she had a very firm Catholic faith and took a strict line on abortion, the death penalty and divorce – even if her position was unpopular. Her whole life was influenced by her faith and religion, even though at times she confessed she didn't feel the presence of God.The Missionaries of Charity now has branches throughout the world including branches in the developed world where they work with the homeless and people affected by AIDS. In 1965, the organisation became an International Religious Family by a decree of Pope Paul VI.In the 1960s, the life of Mother Teresa was brought to a wider public attention by Malcolm Muggeridge who wrote a book and produced a documentary called “Something Beautiful for God”. In 1979, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitutes a threat to peace.” She didn't attend the ceremonial banquet but asked that the $192,000 fund be given to the poor.In later years, she was more active in western developed countries. She commented that though the West was materially prosperous, there was often a spiritual poverty.Mother Teresa was a living saint who offered a great example and inspiration to the world.She received a Nobel Peace Prize 1979 and was awarded an Honorary US Citizenship in 1996. Check out this article on our guest, Karen Wright Marsh - https://pres-outlook.org/2021/01/mentoring-with-the-communion-of-the-saints/Link to Karen's Book on Amazon - Vintage Saints and SinnersBPC YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/BrentwoodPresbyterianChurchPlease consider supporting our show - Support the show

Reverend Dave Carpenter speaks on CS Lewis and how his work and life inspired so many!About CS Lewis (Wikipedia):Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College, 1954–1963). He is best known as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, but he is also noted for his other works of fiction, such as The Screwtape Letters and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, including Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.Lewis wrote more than 30 books which have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions of copies. The books that make up The Chronicles of Narnia have sold the most and have been popularised on stage, TV, radio, and cinema. His philosophical writings are widely cited by Christian scholars from many denominations.In 1956, Lewis married American writer Joy Davidman; she died of cancer four years later at the age of 45. Lewis died on 22 November 1963 from kidney failure, one week before his 65th birthday. In 2013, on the 50th anniversary of his death, Lewis was honoured with a memorial in Poets' Cornerin Westminster Abbey.Additional information on CS Lewis: https://www.biography.com/writer/cs-lewisCheck out this article on our guest, Karen Wright Marsh - https://pres-outlook.org/2021/01/mentoring-with-the-communion-of-the-saints/Link to Karen's Book on Amazon - Vintage Saints and SinnersBPC YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/BrentwoodPresbyterianChurchPlease consider supporting our show - https://www.bpcusa.org/financial-ministry/Support the show

Join our Associate Pastor Lora East as she interviews Karen Wright Marsh, the author of the book that inspired our Sermon Series from early 2022. This podcast series will highlight 6 Christians that impacted many with their journey. We will also interview the pastors from our church and learn how they chose their vintage saint, and why and how they were called to the ministry. About Karen Wright MarshKaren Wright Marsh is executive director and cofounder of Theological Horizons, a university ministry that has advanced theological scholarship at the intersection of faith, thought and life since 1991. Karen directs daily programs, writes resources and curriculum, teaches weekly classes, mentors students, leads staff, and speaks at retreats, churches and campus ministries. She holds degrees in philosophy and linguistics from Wheaton College and the University of Virginia. Karen lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband, Charles Marsh. Find Karen and discover abundant free resources at her author website, www.karenwrightmarsh.com, and at www.theologicalhorizons.org.About the BookSaints are people too.The word saint conjures up images of superstar Christians revered for their spectacular acts and otherworldly piety. But when we take a closer look at the lives of these spiritual heavyweights, we learn that they also experienced struggle, doubt, and heartache. In fact, we learn that in many ways they're not all that different from you and me.Narrating her own winding pilgrimage through faith, Karen Marsh reveals surprising lessons in everyday spirituality from these "saints"―folks who lived and breathed, and failed and followed God. Told with humor and vulnerability, Vintage Saints and Sinners introduces us afresh to twenty-five brothers and sisters who challenge and inspire us with their honest faith.Using the included conversation starters, you can join Karen on her journey with the likes of Augustine, Brother Lawrence, and Saint Francis, as well as Amanda Berry Smith, Søren Kierkegaard, Dorothy Day, Howard Thurman, Flannery O'Connor, and many more. Let their lives and their wisdom be an invitation to authentic life in Christ.Check out this article on our guest, Karen Wright Marsh - https://pres-outlook.org/2021/01/mentoring-with-the-communion-of-the-saints/Link to Karen's Book on Amazon - Vintage Saints and SinnersBPC YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/BrentwoodPresbyterianChurchPlease consider supporting our show - https://www.bpcusa.org/financial-ministry/Support the show (https://www.bpcusa.org/financial-ministry/)

Karen Wright Marsh is the author of Vintage Saints & Sinners. Narrating her own winding pilgrimage through faith, Karen Marsh reveals surprising lessons in everyday spirituality from these "saints"―folks who lived and breathed, and failed and followed God. Like Francis of Assisi who, as we consider in The Peace Project "was known for mercy. In fact, his contemplation of it and wonder at its power earned him the label 'channel of mercy.' "(Francis) embraced, experienced, and took note of mercy's transformational power as it affected the core level of his soul. Mercy softened and deeply altered him—setting him free from preconceived ideas and perceptions and setting him on a path toward connection with people, even people he had once thought wretched." (The Peace Project, pg. 25) Karen Wright Marsh is the executive director and cofounder of Theological Horizons, a ministry that supports Christians & seekers in academia by providing a welcoming community for engaging faith, thought & life. She holds degrees in philosophy from Wheaton College & linguistics from the University of Virginia. Karen lives with Charles Marsh, a UVa professor, at the Bonhoeffer House in Charlottesville, Virginia.

“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.”  These ancient words hold a challenge: a promise of a life that matters, a future of purpose and influence.  But first, the question: Who does God mean me to be?  Who does God mean you to be?In this special episode of the Vintage Saints and Sinners Podcast, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of four girls, born across the centuries, who grew up to be women who set the world on fire, each in her own way.Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)  Born in medieval Italy, a time when girls were barred from education and married off young, Catherine resisted expectations, fueled by a fire to serve others and to speak truth.Amanda Berry Smith (1837-1915)Born enslaved in America, Amanda survived poverty and prejudice to live out her fire to preach the Gospel, travelling from England to Liberia to India and beyond.Mary Paik Lee (1900-1995)Born to educated, Christian parents in Korea, Mary and her family were forced to emigrate to the United States, where harsh racist laws and attitudes prevented them from flourishing.  Still, Mary was fired to survive for the sake of herself and future generations. Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)Born the tenth child of an aristocratic German family, Hildegard was donated to the church at the age of eight.  After decades of enclosure, Hildegard’s fiery mystical visions led her out to lead, to create, to teach, to heal, to preach and to compose poetry and chant for a new community of women.Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

In this special Saints of Charlottesville episode, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of “saints” who lived, worked and witnessed in the Virginia city they called home.Isabella and William Gibbons (c. 1836-1890 & 1825-1886)Enslaved by professors on the Grounds of the University of Virginia, Isabella and William Gibbons welcomed emancipation in 1863.  Isabella became an esteemed teacher of freed black Charlottesvillians and William pastored First Baptist Church, the oldest Black Church in the city.Lottie Moon (1841-1912) A rebellious child of privilege,  Lottie Moon answered a call to ministry in China, one of the first female Southern Baptist missionaries, where she pursued evangelism, medical outreach and theological education.Herbert and Dieta Jehle (1907-1983 & 1915-2009)German-born brilliant academics driven into exile by the Nazi regime, Herbert and Dieta Jehle settled in Charlottesville, where they combined scholarship with activism grounded in their Quaker convictions.This Saints of Charlottesville podcast episode is part of Saints of the City (SotC), an outreach initiative of Theological Horizons, a ministry based at the University of Virginia. SotC seeks to provide a warm environment for people from different ages, faith and cultural backgrounds, an invitation to connect with others and consider one aspect of spiritual truth or practical wisdom as modeled by a saint from the Christian tradition. Saints of the City has launched in Atlanta, Washington, DC/Northern Virginia, Charlottesville — and is coming soon to a city near you. Learn more.  Join us!  https://www.theologicalhorizons.org/saintsLed by Vintage Saints and Sinners podcast host Karen Wright Marsh, Theological Horizons is a ministry that supports Christians and seekers in academia by providing a welcoming community for engaging faith, thought and life.  It is based on Grounds at the University of Virginia, but its distinctive ministry style, robust alumni network, Vintage Saints and Sinners podcast, and online discipleship resources help its ministry reach well beyond Charlottesville’s city limits.  www.TheologicalHorizons.orgSupport the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

In this special Saints of Washington episode, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of four “saints” who lived, worked and witnessed in the city they called home: George Washington, Carter G. Woodson, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland and Marie H. Reed.  Each, in their own way, expressed God’s love and mercy to the Washington, DC, area.RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: George Washington (1732-1799)  EDUCATION: Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) UNITY: Joan Trumpauer Mulholland (1941- ) COMMUNITY: Marie H. Reed (1915-1969) This Saints of Washington podcast episode is part of Saints of the City (SotC), an outreach initiative of Theological Horizons, a ministry based at the University of Virginia.  SotC seeks to provide a warm environment for people from different ages, faith and cultural backgrounds, an invitation to connect with others and consider one aspect of spiritual truth or practical wisdom as modeled by a saint from the Christian tradition. Saints of the City has launched in Atlanta, Washington, DC/Northern Virginia, Charlottesville — and is coming soon to a city near you. Learn more.  Join us!  https://www.theologicalhorizons.org/saintsLed by Vintage Saints and Sinners podcast host, Karen Wright Marsh, Theological Horizons is a ministry that supports Christians and seekers in academia by providing a welcoming community for engaging faith, thought and life.  It is based on Grounds at the University of Virginia, but its distinctive ministry style, robust alumni network, Vintage Saints and Sinners podcast, and online discipleship resources help its ministry reach well beyond Charlottesville’s city limits.  www.TheologicalHorizons.orgSupport the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

In this special Saints of Atlanta episode, Karen Wright Marsh tells the stories of four “saints” who lived, worked and witnessed in the city they called home: Each, in their own way, expressed God’s love and mercy to Atlanta.MEDIATOR: Thomas O’Reilly  (1831-1872)ADVOCATE:  Demetrios Petrides (c.1865-1917)EDUCATOR: Alberta Williams King (1904-1974)HEALER: Leila Denmark (1898-2012)This Saints of Atlanta podcast episode is part of Saints of the City (SotC), an outreach initiative of Theological Horizons, a ministry based at the University of Virginia.  Saints of the City has launched in Atlanta, Washington, DC/Northern Virginia, Charlottesville — and is coming soon to a city near you. Learn more.  Join us!  https://www.theologicalhorizons.org/saintsSupport the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Alton B. Pollard III joins Karen Wright Marsh to explore the religious and spiritual imagination of Toni Morrison.You won’t find her name at the top of the roster of Christian saints. She’s not often thought of as a religious writer. But Toni Morrison (1931-2019) the esteemed Nobel and Pulitzer winning novelist, editor and professor, converted to the Catholic church at age 12. What do we know about her faith?Meet Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Reverend Dr. Alton B Pollard III is a national author, speaker, ordained minister and the president of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. As a scholar of African American and U.S. religion and culture, he has written on mysticism and social change, the social witness of Howard Thurman, and a new edition of WEB DuBois’s The Negro Church. Pollard was previously dean of the School of Divinity and professor of Religion and Culture at Howard University in Washington, D.C.Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

How is a leader made? The child of immigrants, Rev. Dr. Walter Kim tells stories of his faith journey and the spiritual mentors who have shaped him along the way. Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Walter Kim is the president of the National Association of Evangelicals and a Presbyterian pastor who has served as chaplain at Yale University. He has taught at Boston College and Harvard University, where he received his PhD. Walter Kim's commitment to exploring biblical theology and cultural issues is grounded in his personal experience as the child of Korean American immigrant parents.Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

What is “embodied solidarity”? Larycia Hawkins illuminates the power of a risky Christian witness made incarnate in the world.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comDr. Larycia Hawkins is an American scholar and speaker whose act of embodied solidarity became the subject of the award-winning documentary film Same God.Dr. Hawkins is general faculty at the University of Virginia, where she teaches in the departments of politics and religious studies and serves in the Religion, Race, and Democracy Lab. To learn more about Larycia Hawkins, Karen recommends:Same God the film, https://samegodfilm.com/, streaming on Amazon Prime Video & iTunes“The Professor Wore a Hijab in Solidarity — Then Lost Her Job,” New York Times Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/magazine/the-professor-wore-a-hijab-in-solidarity-then-lost-her-job.html“Dear America” by Larycia Hawkins in Comment Magazine: https://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/dear-america/Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Larycia Hawkins and Karen Wright Marsh recount the story of luminous Sophie Scholl, a university student who dared to stand up to Hitler.Young Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans were raised to stand up for righteousness. In the end, their convictions would cost them everything -- but leave behind a legacy of courage and integrity.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Dr. Larycia Hawkins is an American scholar and speaker whose act of embodied solidarity became the subject of the award-winning documentary film Same God. Dr. Hawkins is general faculty at the University of Virginia, where she teaches in the departments of politics and religious studies and serves in the Religion, Race, and Democracy Lab.Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Natasha Sistrunk Robinson is a visionary leader, a woman who has learned profound truths on her journey as a child in South Carolina to the U.S. Naval Academy and on to a career in service, ministry and mentoring.In this special conversation, Natasha Sistrunk Robinson talks about the Biblical figures and the African American witnesses who lived by the tough truths of courage, determination and reliance upon God. Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Natasha Sistrunk Robinson is an author, consultant and founder of the nonprofit Leadership LINKS. Natasha is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and of Gordon-Conwell Seminary. A former United States Marine Corps Captain with more than 20 years of leadership and mentoring experience in the military, federal government, academic, and nonprofit sectors, Natasha Robinson continues to shape generations of the world’s best leaders. Her newest book is A Sojourner’s Truth: Choosing Freedom and Courage in a Divided World. Hear her speak about Sojourner Truth on another episode of the Vintage Saints and Sinners Podcast.To learn more about Natasha Sistrunk Robinson, Karen recommendsHer website: www.natashasrobinson.comHer podcast, A Sojourner’s Truth Podcast: Conversations for a Changing Culture: www.natashasrobinson.com/podcastHer nonprofit: Leadership LINKS: Connecting People with Purpose: www.leadershiplinksinc.orgT3 Leadership Solutions, her consultancy specializing in creating customized leadership development programs: www.t3leadershipsolutions.comSupport the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Lauren Winner joins host Karen Wright Marsh to consider relationship advice from 12th century abbot Aelred of Rievaulx.Aelred of Rievaulx (1110-1167) guided monks living a cloistered communal life, far back in the misty medieval past. His teachings on authentic spiritual friendship still ring true in today’s secular, sexualized, commercialized, technology-driven world where friendship, like much of life, feels more complex than ever. Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Lauren Winner is an author, historian, Episcopal priest and Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality at Duke Divinity School. She writes and lectures on Christian practice, the history of Christianity in America, and Jewish–Christian relations. Lauren has appeared on PBS’s “Religion & Ethics Newsweekly” and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” She has written for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, and Christianity Today.Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Alton B. Pollard III joins Karen Wright Marsh for a conversation on building bridges, casting visions and finding the way forward.Who are the little known saints who’ve altered the trajectory of your life? A junior high teacher? A courageous parent? Rev. Dr. Pollard tells the stories of people who’ve inspired him to become the leader he is today: a seminary president with hopeful visions of transformation.Reverend Dr. Alton B Pollard III is a national author, speaker, ordained minister and the president of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. As a scholar of African American and U.S. religion and culture, he has written on mysticism and social change, the social witness of Howard Thurman, and a new edition of W.E.B. DuBois’s The Negro Church. Pollard was previously dean of the School of Divinity and professor of Religion and Culture at Howard University in Washington, D.C.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comSupport the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Walter Kim and host Karen Wright Marsh wrestle with the complex legacy of Martin Luther, the singular man who changed for the world forever.Who was Martin Luther -- really? Grace-filled theologian? Confrontational reformer? Tender pastor? Harsh anti-Semite? Walter Kim examines the many sides of one of history’s most important figures.Walter Kim is the president of the National Association of Evangelicals and a Presbyterian pastor who has served as chaplain at Yale University. He has taught at Boston College and Harvard University, where he received his PhD. Walter Kim's commitment to exploring biblical theology and cultural issues is grounded in his personal experience as the child of Korean American immigrant parents.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comSupport the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Philip Yancey joins host Karen Wright Marsh to tell the story of his friend, Dr. Paul Brand, the compassionate, innovative healer esteemed the world over.Bestselling writer Philip Yancey spent years following and working with renowned leprosy surgeon Dr. Paul Brand. A trained engineer and orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Brand innovated surgical techniques for damaged hands and feet. And as a missionary, he put his faith in practice by serving some of the lowliest people on the planet: members of India’s Untouchable caste (now known as Dalits) afflicted with the disease leprosy.Philip Yancey, is an author with more than 15 million books in print, published in over 50 languages. With integrity, insight and compassion, Yancey explores the most basic questions and deepest mysteries of the Christian faith, taking millions of readers with him. Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comSupport the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Alton B. Pollard III and Karen Wright Marsh discuss the story and complex thought of W.E.B Dubois, that towering figure in American social, political and intellectual life. In 1903, W.E.B. Dubois famously said, "The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color-line.” Through his long life, Dubois focused his powers of intellect and influence to counter white supremacy and claim the promises of democracy. His spirit of fierce integrity is needed now more than ever.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comReverend Dr. Alton B Pollard III is a national author, speaker, ordained minister and the president of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. As a scholar of African American and U.S. religion and culture, he has written on mysticism and social change, the social witness of Howard Thurman, and a new edition of WEB DuBois’s The Negro Church. Pollard was previously dean of the School of Divinity and professor of Religion and Culture at Howard University in Washington, D.C.Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Lauren Winner joins host Karen Wright Marsh to tell the story of Brother Lawrence (1614-1691) and his mindful practice of the presence of God. He spent decades down in the steaming monastery kitchen, scrubbing pots and pans, a “servant of the servants of God.” Uneducated and disabled by war, Brother Lawrence grew into an unlikely spiritual genius whose insights can still transform us today.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Lauren Winner is an author, historian, Episcopal priest and Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality at Duke Divinity School. She writes and lectures on Christian practice, the history of Christianity in America, and Jewish–Christian relations. Lauren has appeared on PBS’s “Religion & Ethics Newsweekly” and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” She has written for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, and Christianity Today.Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Larycia Hawkins and host Karen Wright Marsh recount the story of John Wesley, founder of Methodism.As a young man, pious John Wesley declared the “absolute impossibility of being half a Christian.” Crushing failures humbled his grand ambitions-- yet prepared Wesley for a renewed faith, one energized by freedom, love and transformative actionGuest Dr. Larycia Hawkins is an American scholar and speaker whose act of embodied solidarity became the subject of the award-winning documentary film Same God.Dr. Hawkins is general faculty at the University of Virginia, where she teaches in the departments of politics and religious studies and serves in the Religion, Race, and Democracy Lab.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comSupport the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Writer Carlene Bauer and Karen Wright Marsh explore the many sides of Flannery O’Connor.The American author, Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964) insisted that she was not a mystic and did not lead a holy life---yet faith infuses her fiction, letters, and private journals, tracing themes of sin and grace, fall and redemption, and the ultimate reality: God revealed in the Incarnation. What do we make of this unexpected saint?Guest Carlene Bauer is the author of a memoir, Not That Kind of Girl, and a novel called Frances and Bernard, inspired by the lives of Flannery O'Connor and Robert Lowell. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Elle, The Los Angeles Review of Books, n + 1, and The Virginia Quarterly Review.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: karenwrightmarsh.comSupport the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

We're happy to share this recording from our friend Karen Wright Marsh, whose podcast, Vintage Saints and Sinners (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/howard-thurman/id1486474162?i=1000495725100), is an audio companion to her recent book (https://amzn.to/2HdZiyR) of the same name. In this episode, she joins scholar and minister Alton B. Pollard III to discuss Howard Thurman. Find out more by clicking here (https://karenwrightmarsh.com/podcast).

Lauren Winner joins host Karen Wright Marsh for a special conversation on “pandemic Christianity.”We’re well into the coronavirus pandemic and still struggling to make sense of it all. What have we lost? What have we gained? Where is God in this time?To gain a perspective on these questions, Karen Marsh speaks with Lauren Winner, a pastor, author, and professor of Christian spirituality.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Lauren Winner is an author, historian, Episcopal priest and Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality at Duke Divinity School. She writes and lectures on Christian practice, the history of Christianity in America, and Jewish–Christian relations. Lauren has appeared on PBS’s “Religion & Ethics Newsweekly” and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” She has written for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, and Christianity Today.Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Philip Yancey and host Karen Wright Marsh tell the story of A.W. Tozer, the American Bible teacher whose gravestone read simply: “A Man of God.”Thirsting after God, he literally burned the midnight oil to know the Holy One. Yet A.W. Tozer failed his wife and children in profound ways. What do we do with the broken humanity of our spiritual heroes? Award winning author Philip Yancey wrestles with the question.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comKaren’s guest, Philip Yancey, is an author with more than 15 million books in print, published in over 50 languages. With integrity, insight and compassion, Yancey explores the most basic questions and deepest mysteries of the Christian faith, taking millions of readers with him.Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Meet American legend Sojourner Truth through the eyes of Natasha Sistrunk Robinson, an African American woman who journeyed from South Carolina to the U.S. Naval Academy, and then to her calling as an international speaker, mentor, and thought leader.Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), famous for her preaching and activism on behalf of enslaved persons and disenfranchised women, blazed a trail that still shines today. She was a person of vision who was willing to take risks, speak up and make pathways for others—an example of godly, courageous leadership. Guest Natasha Sistrunk Robinson is a leadership consultant, mentoring coach, and visionary founder of the nonprofit Leadership LINKS. Natasha is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and of Gordon-Conwell Seminary and she has served as an officer in the Marine Corps. Her newest book is A Sojourner’s Truth: Choosing Freedom and Courage in a Divided World. Learn more about Natasha here: www.natashasrobinson.comMeet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.com.Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Alton B. Pollard III joins Karen Wright Marsh to recount the story of Howard Thurman and to consider Thurman’s urgent question, “How can I believe that life has meaning if I do not believe that my own life has meaning?”Howard Thurman (1899–1981) is a rarity in our world. He practiced what he believed and what he believed was that every human being matters -- and not only that every human being matters, but that all of life matters. Thurman’s words and witness resonate now, more than ever.Guest Reverend Dr. Alton B Pollard III is a national author, speaker, ordained minister and the president of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. As a scholar of African American and U.S. religion and culture, he has written on mysticism and social change, the social witness of Howard Thurman, and a new edition of WEB DuBois’s The Negro Church. Pollard was previously dean of the School of Divinity and professor of Religion and Culture at Howard University in Washington, D.C.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comSupport the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

We're happy to share this recording from our friend Karen Wright Marsh, whose podcast, Vintage Saints and Sinners (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/augustine/id1486474162?i=1000493172015), is an audio companion to her recent book (https://amzn.to/2HdZiyR) of the same name. In this episode, she joins theologian and priest Lauren Winner to discuss Augustine. Find out more by clicking here (https://karenwrightmarsh.com/podcast).

Larycia Hawkins and host Karen Wright Marsh recount the story of the indomitable American civil rights leader Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer.Fannie Lou Hamer was a native of the Mississippi Delta, one of twenty children, the girl who was forced to leave school after sixth grade to work in the cotton fields. That same Fannie Lou heard the call of Jesus, boldly raised her hand and never looked back. Her courage would change America.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Dr. Larycia Hawkins is an American scholar and speaker whose act of embodied solidarity became the subject of the award-winning documentary film Same God.Dr. Hawkins is general faculty at the University of Virginia, where she teaches in the departments of politics and religious studies and serves in the Religion, Race, and Democracy Lab. Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Walter Kim joins host Karen Wright Marsh to ask the question: was Dietrich Bonhoeffer an evangelical?Yes, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a heroic martyr. But he was far more: a spiritual teacher to generations of strugglers. His words emboldened young Walter Kim to answer God’s unsettling call. Years later, Walter imagines what Bonhoeffer might have to teach in this current moment.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comWalter Kim is the president of the National Association of Evangelicals and a Presbyterian pastor who has served as chaplain at Yale University. He has taught at Boston College and Harvard University, where he received his PhD. Walter Kim's commitment to exploring biblical theology and cultural issues is grounded in his personal experience as the child of Korean American immigrant parents.Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Lauren Winner joins host Karen Wright Marsh to take a fresh look at the story of Augustine and the promise of his faith for today.You’ve probably heard of Augustine (354-430) -- but if you’d met him as a college freshman, you wouldn’t have considered him to be saint material. Smart and ambitious, he’d rejected his mother’s faith in Jesus in favor of sex and high living. So how did Augustine become one of the world’s best known Christians? Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comLauren Winner teaches Christian spirituality at Duke Divinity School, and is the author of numerous books, including Wearing God and The Dangers of Christian Practice.Become a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Philip Yancey and host Karen Wright Marsh tell the story of Thomas Merton, a most unusual monastic: best-selling author, peacemaker, and contemplative spiritual teacher.The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, couldn’t stop talking about his “brother” Tom Merton—about his luminous inner life, his true humility, his deep faith—declaring that it was Tom who first introduced him to the real meaning of the word Christian. Who was this Real Christian? And what can he teach us today?Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comPhilip Yancey is an award-winning writer who addresses tough questions and explores central issues of the Christian faith. Philip has a heart for those who suffer. His honest reflections resonate deeply with people who find themselves, as Philip says, living on the borderlands of faith. He feels tremendous gratitude to make his living speaking and writing about the concerns and topics that most interest him.Become a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Best-selling author Father James Martin, S.J, joins host Karen Wright Marsh to tell the riveting story of the Ignatius of Loyola and his transformative approach to the spiritual life. Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556) was one of those bold, confident guys: die-hard, all in, going for broke. An aristocrat from Loyola in the Basque region of northern Spain, Ignatius had it all, castle included. But when a cannonball took him down, Ignatius’s life was forever changed and a global spiritual movement was begun.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comThe Rev. James Martin, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, editor at large of America, consultor to the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication and the author of many books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Jesuit Guide and Jesus: A Pilgrimage. His latest book Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone will be released in February 2021.To learn more Karen recommends: America Magazine www.americamagazine.org/voices/james-martin-sjJames Martin: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters) a volume of Fr. Martin’s writingsBooks by James Martin:The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life My Life with the SaintsJesus: A Pilgrimage Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and SensitivityIn Good Company: The Fast Track from the Corporate World to Poverty, Chastity, and ObedienceOther Ignatian resources:https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/Sacred Listening: Discovering the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola by James L. WakefieldThe Ignatian Adventure: Experiencing the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius in Daily Life by Kevin O'BrienBecome a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Author Carey Wallace joins host Karen Wright Marsh to talk about her fabulous new book, Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace and Courage.They slew dragons, led armies, and talked with animals. From martyrs and healers to scholars and shepherds, Carey Wallace tells the riveting stories of seventy best-loved saints in her children’s book that appeals to all ages, with splendid illustrations that bring saints both familiar and obscure to life. Karen and Carey explore the difference between fairy tales, myths and hagiography, talk about what kids truly want in a story, and trade favorite tales.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Carey Wallace is the author of The Blind Contessa’s New Machine, The Ghost In The Glass House, and a choose-your-own-adventure novel called Choose. She grew up Quaker in small Michigan towns, and now lives and writes in Brooklyn.For more, Karen recommends: Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace and Courage by Carey Wallace, illustrated by Nick Thornborrow (Workman, 2020).Carey and friends reads aloud from her book in the video Stories of the Saints Read-Aloud Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds8fmng6lSwBecome a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

In the final episode of Season One, Donyelle McCray of Yale Divinity School and host Karen Wright Marsh talk about embodied practices that bring spiritual vitality into everyday life. The best kind of spirituality enlivens us: body, soul and spirit. Donyelle McCray and Karen Marsh explore the many ways in which we can practice faith in the world, from self care to soul care, from standing in solidarity to fighting for justice. Even the practices of play and retreat have a place in a full, faithful life. Enjoy this final episode of the Vintage Saints and Sinners Podcast Season One!Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Donyelle McCray, Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Yale Divinity School, writes about the ways African American women and lay people use the sermon to play, remember, invent, and disrupt. Her book, The Censored Pulpit: Julian of Norwich as Preacher, offers a homiletical reading of Julian’s life and ministry. Her current research examines the preaching and spirituality of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray. She is also working on a documentary film on Race, Church, and Theological Practices. Learn more at https://divinity.yale.edu/faculty-and-research/yds-faculty/donyelle-mccrayFor more reading, Karen recommends“Got Some Nerve: Pauli Murray’s Spirituality of Risk-Taking,” a lecture by Donyelle McCray at austinseminarydigital.orgThe Pauli Murray Project at paulimurrayproject.org The Life of the Body by Valerie E. Hess and Lane M. ArnoldBecome a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Tim Tseng and Karen Wright Marsh wrestle with the life and legacy of Dorothy Day, the controversial American social reformer who said, “Don't call me a saint. I don't want to be dismissed so easily." Dorothy Day was a person of contradictions: activist and contemplative, political radical and theological conservative. She founded The Catholic Worker, a Jesus-centered movement of mercy and resistance that continues to this day. Host Karen Marsh tells Dorothy’s story and then digs deeper with pastor Tim Tseng.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Dr. Tim Tseng is all about helping Jesus followers flourish wherever faith and life intersect. He is currently the Pacific Area Director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries (GFM). His ministries have included being a seminary professor, scholar, founder of a non-profit organization, and pastor. Tim’s heart aches for a generation of students and leaders who will awaken the world to God’s redemptive love.Learn more at timtseng.net.Karen recommends:Dorothy Day’s autobiography, The Long LonelinessBy Little and by Little: The Selected Writings of Dorothy Day, edited by Robert EllsbergAll Is Grace: A Biography of Dorothy Day by Jim ForestBecome a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Religion commentator Katelyn Beaty joins host Karen Wright Marsh to tell the story of Juana Ines de la Cruz (1648-1695), the first female theologian of the Americas, a woman whose passion for knowledge fueled her dramatic life. Have your heard of the little Mexican girl whose intellectual gifts dazzled the elites of her day? Despite the constraints of colonial powers, Juana Ines de la Cruz collected the largest library in Mexico, wrote poetry and plays known across the Western Hemisphere, and, in the end, was brought down by the Spanish Inquisition. Discover the courageous woman determined to share her God-given talents with the world.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Katelyn Beaty is author of A Woman’s Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Religion News Service, She is an acquisitions editor for Brazos Press and has served as an editor at Christianity Today magazine. Find out more at www.katelynbeaty.com/For more reading, Karen recommends Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz: Selected Works, translated by Edith Grossman, with an introduction by Julia AlvarezSor Juana by Octavio PazBecome a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Vulnerable. Gentle. Pastoral. These words describe Henri J.M. Nouwen, (1932-1996), the spiritual writer and priest who experienced both academic status at Harvard and Yale and service at L’Arche, a community of people with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers. Nouwen speaks honestly of anguish and freedom, struggle and belovedness, with insights that touch us even today. Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Donyelle McCray, Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Yale Divinity School, writes about the ways African American women and lay people use the sermon to play, remember, invent, and disrupt. Her book, The Censored Pulpit: Julian of Norwich as Preacher, offers a homiletical reading of Julian’s life and ministry. Her current research examines the preaching and spirituality of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray. She is also working on a documentary film on Race, Church, and Theological Practices. Learn more at https://divinity.yale.edu/faculty-and-research/yds-faculty/donyelle-mccrayFor more reading, Karen recommends Henri Nouwen (Modern Spiritual Masters): Writings Selected with an Introduction by Robert A. JonasThere are numerous books by Henri J.M. Nouwen. Among them are:The Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular WorldThe Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of HomecomingIn the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian LeadershipBecome a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

The label “saint” conjures up images of bloody martyrs, serene mystics, and selfless heroes—overachievers whose sanctity is out of reach for common strugglers. Katelyn Beaty and Karen Wright Marsh take a fresh look at the old divide between sinner and saint. Together they explore new ways to live a spiritual life, a life that just may promise sanctity for the likes of you and me. Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Katelyn Beaty is author of A Woman’s Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World and has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Religion News Service, and Religion and Politics. She currently serves as an acquisitions editor for Brazos Press and served as an editor at Christianity Today magazine. She lives in Brooklyn. Learn more at katelynbeaty.com.For further exploration: Listen to Karen’s conversation with Susie Davis on her Dear Daughters podcast:https://susiedavis.org/karen-marsh-dear-daughters-36/Become a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Mary Paik Lee, born to a Christian family in Korea, grew up in California at a time when Asians labored under race based exclusionary laws and daily persecution -- often at the hands of white brothers and sisters in Christ. How does Mary understand God’s purposes in the midst of suffering? Asian-American pastor and scholar Tim Tseng helps us understand Lee’s experiences and insights.Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Dr. Tim Tseng is all about helping Jesus followers flourish wherever faith and life intersect. He is currently the Pacific Area Director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries (GFM). His ministries have included being a seminary professor, scholar, founder of a non-profit organization, and pastor. Tim’s heart aches for a generation of students and leaders who will awaken the world to God’s redemptive love.Learn more at timtseng.netKaren recommends:Mary Paik Lee’s autobiography, A Quiet Odyssey: A Pioneer Woman in AmericaBecome a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Søren Kierkegaard was an angsty young intellectual determined to find and follow his life’s purpose. Years of struggle led Søren to a most unexpected place: in living conversation with the very God he had long avoided. Could Kierkegaard be the perfect saint for today’s nonbelievers?Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Jonathan Merritt is an award-winning writer on religion, culture, and politics. He writes for The Atlantic and is the author of several critically-acclaimed books including Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words are Vanishing - and How We Can Revive Them. Jonathan has published more than 3500 articles in respected outlets from The New York Times to Christianity Today. Learn more at jonathanmerritt.com.For further reading, Karen recommends:The Prayers of Kierkegaard by Soren Kierkegaard. Edited by Perry D. LeFevre Christianity Today’s profile of Kierkegaard: https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/moversandshakers/soren-kierkegaard.htmlBecome a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Millions of Americans are abandoning traditional religious institutions. Nearly 1 in 4 Americans choose "None" when asked to give their religious affiliation. Yet spirituality holds an enduring appeal—and true stories of saints exemplify spiritual lives well lived. Who are the Vintage believers who show the way for Nones…and for the rest of us? Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Dr. Tim Tseng is all about helping Jesus followers flourish wherever faith and life intersect. He is currently the Pacific Area Director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries (GFM). His ministries have included being a seminary professor, scholar, founder of a non-profit organization, and pastor. Tim’s heart aches for a generation of students and leaders who will awaken the world to God’s redemptive love. Learn more at timtseng.netFor further exploration: See the interview with Diana Butler Bass, “The Rise of the Nones.”Become a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Donyelle McCray of Yale Divinity School joins host Karen Wright Marsh to tell the startling story of the visionary Julian of Norwich. During a terrifying time of deadly plague and war, Julian of Norwich (1342-c.1416) received an extraordinary vision of Christ’s saving, comforting presence. Now, more than ever, we need to hear sister Julian’s radical message: that despite the alarming events of our own present day, God’s love will have the final word. “All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.” It’s a truth to embrace. Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Donyelle McCray, Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Yale Divinity School, writes about the ways African American women and lay people use the sermon to play, remember, invent, and disrupt. Her book, The Censored Pulpit: Julian of Norwich as Preacher, offers a homiletical reading of Julian’s life and ministry. Her current research examines the preaching and spirituality of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray. She is also working on a documentary film on Race, Church, and Theological Practices. Learn more at https://divinity.yale.edu/faculty-and-research/yds-faculty/donyelle-mccrayFor more reading, Karen recommends Revelations of Divine Love:Unabridged Contemporary English Edition by Julian of Norwich (Paraclete Press)The Censored Pulpit: Julian of Norwich as Preacher by Donyelle McCray (Fortress Academic)Laughing at the Devil: Seeing the World with Julian of Norwich by Amy Laura Hall (Duke University Press)Julian of Norwich, Theologian by Denys Turner (Yale University Press)Julian of Norwich: A Contemplative Biography by Amy Frykholm (Paraclete Press)Become a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Host Karen Wright Marsh tells the story of Francis and Clare Assisi and discusses their lives with Jonathan Merritt, award-winning faith and culture writer.Everyone knows placid Francis of Assisi, the beaming saint of garden statuary. But in reality, Francis and his friend Clare were bold spiritual adventurers who risked everything to be like Jesus, no matter how crazy it seemed to their families, friends and neighbors. Do we dare to follow their example today? Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Jonathan Merritt is an award-winning writer on religion, culture, and politics. He writes for The Atlantic and is the author of several critically-acclaimed books including Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words are Vanishing - and How We Can Revive Them. Jonathan has published more than 3500 articles in respected outlets from The New York Times to Christianity Today. Learn more at jonathanmerritt.com.For further reading, Karen recommends:Francis of Assisi: A New Biography by Augustine ThompsonFrancis and Clare: A True Story by Jon M. SweeneyFrancis and Clare: The Complete Works in The Classics of Western SpiritualityBecome a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Do you seek satisfaction—but struggle to find purpose in the routines of daily life? Well, bold Thérèse of Lisieux is the saint for you. She reframes everyday experience, with its unseen acts of service, as an invitation into transformational love and faithfulness. Discover the wisdom of the Thérèse, who dares to say, “Everything is grace.”Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Katelyn Beaty is author of A Woman’s Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Religion News Service, She is an acquisitions editor for Brazos Press and has served as an editor at Christianity Today magazine. Find out more at www.katelynbeaty.com/For more reading, Karen recommends “Take a Little Way: a Reading from Thérèse of Lisieux with Leader’s Guide”At https://karenwrightmarsh.com/vintage-sessions“The Love of Saint Thérèse” by Philip Zaleskihttps://www.firstthings.com/article/2004/12/the-love-of-saint-thrse“Father James Martin on St. Thérèse of Lisieux, his favorite saint (Sorry Ignatius!)”At https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2010/10/01/father-james-martin-st-therese-lisieux-his-favorite-saint-sorry-ignatiusBecome a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Research indicates that millennials have been leaving the church in alarming numbers; 59 percent of younger Americans raised in church have already left. In the face of institutional decline, vintage saints offer a fresh, authentic witness to the vitality of faith. What is the unexpected promise of ancient friendship for the future of faith? Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Jonathan Merritt is an award-winning writer on religion, culture, and politics. He writes for The Atlantic and is the author of several critically-acclaimed books including Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words are Vanishing - and How We Can Revive Them. Jonathan has published more than 3500 articles in respected outlets from The New York Times to Christianity Today. Learn more at jonathanmerritt.com.For further reading, Karen and Jonathan recommend My Life with the Saints by James Martin.Become a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Host Karen Wright Marsh tells the story of Benedict and Scholastica, the twins who altered Western civilization. She explores their wisdom with pastor historian Tim Tseng. Stressed out, overwhelmed and overworked? Is it possible to achieve that ever-elusive work/life balance? Benedict and Scholastica, two surprising 5th century Italians, want to show you the brilliant and practical secrets to a good life of play, work, prayer, community and rest. Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comGuest Dr. Tim Tseng is all about helping Jesus followers flourish wherever faith and life intersect. He is currently the Pacific Area Director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries (GFM). His ministries have included being a seminary professor, scholar, founder of a non-profit organization, and pastor. Tim’s heart aches for a generation of students and leaders who will awaken the world to God’s redemptive love.Learn more at timtseng.netFor more reading, Karen recommends A guide to Benedictine spirituality at explorefaith.orghttp://www.explorefaith.org/livingspiritually/benedictine_spirituality/index.phpand A Good Life: Benedict's Guide to Everyday Joy by Robert Bensonhttps://paracletepress.com/collections/benedictine-spirituality/products/good-lifeBecome a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Born enslaved on a Maryland plantation, Amanda Berry Smith (1837-1915) went on to preach the Gospel across the United States, Europe, Africa and India. How did an impoverished black woman achieve such freedom and influence? Did she ever overcome her anxious fears? Hear the story of one of the greatest Christians you’ve never heard of.Donyelle McCray, Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Yale Divinity School, writes about the ways African American women and lay people use the sermon to play, remember, invent, and disrupt. Her book, The Censored Pulpit: Julian of Norwich as Preacher, offers a homiletical reading of Julian’s life and ministry. Her current research examines the preaching and spirituality of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray. She is also working on a documentary film on Race, Church, and Theological Practices. Learn more at https://divinity.yale.edu/faculty-and-research/yds-faculty/donyelle-mccrayMeet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comFor more reading, Karen recommends Susie C. Stanley’s article on Amanda Berry Smith at World Religions and Spirituality https://wrldrels.org/2016/10/08/amanda-berry-simith/ Smith’s autobiography is online at https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/smitham/menu.htmlBecome a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving. Thank you!Support the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

As a teenager, C.S. Lewis, the famed apologist for Christianity, declared that religion was pure myth and that believers were irrational fools. How, then, did the confirmed atheist come to embrace Christianity as the truth? And what does Lewis say about our own skepticism? Can the world be re-enchanted after all?Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.comFind out more about Katelyn Beaty's work here: www.katelynbeaty.com/Become a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/givingSupport the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

While Mother Teresa lived, she was an icon of smiling sanctity. But her private, posthumous letters reveal a dark side of her faith: a reckoning with God's silence. Was Mother Teresa a hypocrite after all? Or is she the perfect saint for our lonely, anxious times?Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.com Find out more about Jonathan Merritt's work here: www.jonathanmerritt.comBecome a podcast partner! Make your gift at: www.theologicalhorizons.org/givingSupport the show (http://www.theologicalhorizons.org/giving)

Listen in as the editor at The Well interviews Karen Wright Marsh, author of the recently published Vintage Saints and Sinners: 25 Christians Who Transformed My Faith (IVP). Vintage Saints is a lovely invitation to meet some new friends in faith, but also to look at our own stories of faith and to identify the people who have been for us faithful companions along the way. With permission, we published two excerpts at The Well. We chose two women whom we hadn’t met before, and who had public voices despite their gender, beginnings, and cultural contexts. As fellow women seeking to follow God’s calling in academic work and faithful witness, we hope you enjoy meeting Karen Marsh and her "old friends." For show notes or more information, please visit http://thewell.intervarsity.org/podcasts/discipleship-across-ages-interview-karen-wright-marsh If you would like to support the work of InterVarsity's Women in the Academy and Professions, including future podcasts such as this episode, you can do so at givetoiv.org/wap. Thank you for listening!

Karen Wright Marsh - author, speaker & ministry leader - joins us to chat about age-old (literally) truths, trials and timeless messages that inform today, Whatever you're going through in life, people throughout time have lived it too. A wayward kid? St. Augustine was just that. Depression & melancholy? Martin Luther struggled most of his life. Stressed by performance standards? St Benedict dealt with the same. Feeling alone - even abandoned by God? Mother Teresa's life has a few things to share - as do many other "brothers and sisters in faith" that held tight to Truth's life-line that is steadily available throughout the ages. "You ask for the ancient paths, the well-trodden ones, and then you learn to walk in those and you find rest," Karen shares. She then encourages us as she does her students "through these stories, to look back and find mentors from the past." We hope you will enjoy this delightful and inspiring carpool chat. Karen Wright Marsh, is executive director and co-founder of Theological Horizons, a university ministry that has advanced theological scholarship at the intersection of faith, thought and life since 1991. Karen directs daily programs, writes resources and curriculum, teaches weekly classes, mentors students, and is a highly sought after speaker. She holds degrees in philosophy and linguistics from Wheaton College and the University of Virginia. Karen lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband, Charles Marsh. Connect with Karen at karenwrightmarsh.com and at theologicalhorizons.org. SaySomething: a-come-as-you-are vodcast for walking life's roads (relationships, friendship, parenting, hardship, entertainment,...) together

Welcome to season two of The Commons which focuses on ten key figures and movements in church history! Here in episode four of season two, Brian Phillips chats with guest Karen Wright Marsh, author of Vintage Saints and Sinners: 25 Christians Who Transformed My Faith, about the miraculous life of St. Augustine. Topics include his place in Church history, his struggles, and the influence of his devout, Godly, praying mother.  --  This season of The Commons is brought to you by New College Franklin. Learn more at newcollegefranklin.org.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to season two of The Commons which focuses on ten key figures and movements in church history! Here in episode four of season two, Brian Phillips chats with guest Karen Wright Marsh, author of Vintage Saints and Sinners: 25 Christians Who Transformed My Faith, about the miraculous life of St. Augustine. Topics include his place in Church history, his struggles, and the influence of his devout, Godly, praying mother.  --  This season of The Commons is brought to you by New College Franklin. Learn more at newcollegefranklin.org.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Karen Wright Marsh is executive director and cofounder of Theological Horizons, a university ministry. Karen directs daily programs, writes resources and curriculum, teaches weekly classes, mentors students, leads the staff, and speaks at retreats, churches and campus ministries. Karen and her husband live in Charlottesville, Virginia. Besides focusing on Karen's book, Vintage Saints and Sinners, we […] The post Karen Wright Marsh-Episode 105 appeared first on Anita Lustrea.

Karen Wright Marsh is executive director and cofounder of Theological Horizons, a university ministry. Karen directs daily programs, writes resources and curriculum, teaches weekly classes, mentors students, leads the staff, and speaks at retreats, churches and campus ministries. Karen and her husband live in Charlottesville, Virginia. Besides focusing on Karen’s... The post Karen Wright Marsh-Episode 105 appeared first on Anita Lustrea.

Karen Wright Marsh is a fellow table person, storyteller, writer, and theologian. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia with her husband where she runs the non-profit, Theological Horizons. She also created The Bonhoeffer House out of their own home because she wanted a space for "meals and interactions and meetings about faith, thought and life." Don't you just want to go to her house for pie right now? Karen has three adult children, and acts as mom and mentor to dozens of college students who come over for food and deep conversation and all the comforts of home. She just released her first book, Vintage Saints and Sinners: Twenty Five Christians Who Transformed my Faith.  I can’t wait for your to meet Sharon! For all the show notes, visit www.susiedavis.org

Karen Wright Marsh is executive director and cofounder of Theological Horizons, a university ministry that has advanced theological scholarship at the intersection of faith, thought, and life since 1991. Her new book is "Vintage Saints And Sinners: 25 Christians Who Transformed My Faith." Karen directs daily programs, writes resources and curriculum, teaches weekly classes, mentors students, leads the staff, and speaks at retreats, churches, and campus ministries. She holds degrees in philosophy and linguistics from Wheaton College and the University of Virginia. Karen lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband, Charles Marsh. Special Guest: Karen Wright Marsh.

Today we'll cover the days' news and talk with Karen Wright Marsh, author of “Vintage Saints and Sinners: 25 Christians who Transformed My Faith” (InterVarsity Press).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.