Encountering Silence
Cassidy Hall, Kevin Johnson, Carl McColmanExplore the beauty, importance, and vitality of silence, as we explore the spirituality, psychology, and sheer humanity of silence. Subscribe to the podcast through Amazon, Google, or your favorite podcast subscription site. If you enjoy the podcast, please share us with your friends — and please support us through Patreon.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 144 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Categories | Religion & SpiritualitySpiritualityChristianity | ||||
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The Encountering Silence team returns with an interview recorded last spring but unreleased until now! Cassidy, Kevin and Carl sat down for a contemplative conversation with Maki Ashe Van Steenwyk (she/they), a queer mystic who is the author of three... more
Friends, here is the latest episode of the Encountering Silence podcast. This episode features a conversation the Encountering Silence team had last year with Buddhist author Kaira Jewel Lingo, author of We Were Made for These Times: Ten Lessons in M... more
Dr. Joy A. Schroeder, a Lutheran pastor, joins the Encountering Silence team to explore the shadow side of silence — in this case, the silencing of many significants voices in the Christian tradition, of women Bible interpreters. more
Carmen Acevedo Butcher, Ph.D., is renowned for her luminous translation of The Cloud of Unknowing with the Book of Privy Counsel. Her latest book — a new translation of Brother Lawrence's Practice of the Presence — will be published on Tuesday, Augus... more
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I really enjoyed the episode where you talk with Rick Hanson about insights into the science of silence, particularly in light of his work as a psychologist and practicing Buddhist. I would highly recommend this podcast to anyone interested in exploring the beauty, importance, and vitality of silence, as we explore the spirituality, psychology, and sheer humanity of silence.
Apple Podcasts5I value the unique angle
Austria2 years ago - Inspiring Content!
Really love the content and the depth of the conversations with insightful guests! 💛
Apple Podcasts5rigs1211
United States2 years ago - Not enough silence
About halfway through the episode I listened to was about 20 seconds of silence. That’s only 0.6%. Where can I find a podcast with at least two minutes of silence?
Apple Podcasts3DedwarmoUnited States3 years ago - So good!!!
I came across this podcast while doing a search for contemplative content. This is the time of year where I intentionally let my mind take a back seat and allow myself more space to “encounter.” The conversations between the co-hosts are insightful and engaging - a nice mix of both head and heart. I also appreciate the plentiful show notes that are included with each episode.
Apple Podcasts5littlegaleUnited States3 years ago - Great content; needs better sound engineering
This is a wonderful podcast on silence and contemplation. It has very wise and thought-provoking guests. Although the background of the hosts seems to be Catholic Christian, the podcast itself crosses boundaries of faith and denomination to explore the basic human need we all have (even if we ignore it) for silence to encounter something beyond ourselves. I am often disappointed, though, that the sound quality is so uneven. Listening to a recent interview with Cynthia Bourgeault, I could barely ... more
Apple Podcasts42929201United States4 years ago
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