The God of Intimacy & Action Parts 1 & 2

These episodes are among my favorites. Over the years I have referred people to the book we discuss here many times. These aired in 2007. Here's the thing, while generalizations go only so far, it's safe to say that much of Evangelical Christianity is based on fear. What I mean is that the parameters for expression of belief & practices are quite narrow. You color outside the lines a bit & you have people questioning your bona fides. Heresy is an easily attainable goal here. To prove this point, our guest Mary Darling spends much of the time proving that she is not a Hindu or Buddhist. The rest of the time she defends herself from any perceptions that she is Catholic! And I get why. Decades ago Catholics saw that some of their flock were a little too interested in Eastern spirituality. So a movement back to the tradition of meditation began. More recently, Protestants have discovered value in such practice as well. But the more conservative wings of Jesus followers have looked at all this as something akin to voodoo. Mary makes a compelling case for the universal good of contemplative practice. Give her a listen. Theme music "Nigal."