All Episodes

Marilyn McEntyre: Silence, Words, and Telling the Truth

Ashe Van Steenwyk: Silence, Queer Spirituality, and the Prophetic Imagination

Kaira Jewel Lingo: We Were Made for These Times

Joy A. Schroeder: Encountering the Silenced Voices of Women Biblical Interpreters

Carmen Acevedo Butcher: Encountering Silence in the Presence of God

Encountering Silence with Sister Joyce Rupp

Sarah Lund: Silence in Teen and Child Mental Health

The Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis: Encountering Silence in Fierce Love

Nikki Grimes: Encountering Glory, and Silence, in the Margins

Amy Frykholm: Encountering the Wilderness of Silence

Kevin Quashie: The Aesthetics and Poesis of Silence

Maisie Sparks: Enjoying God in the Silence

Encountering a New Silence with Dr. Beverly Lanzetta

Sophfronia Scott: Silence, the Seeker, and the Monk

Barbara Brown Taylor: Silence, Vulnerability, and Love (Part Two)

Barbara Brown Taylor: Silence, Vulnerability, and Love (Part One)

Encountering Silence and Contemplating Now

Silence in Sound: A Collection of Ambient Field Recordings

Sarah Griffith Lund: Silence, Marriage and Mental Health (Part Two)

Sarah Griffith Lund: Silence, Marriage and Mental Heath (Part One)

Patrick Shen: Silence and the Dawn Chorus

Kaya Oakes, Silence, the Body, and Women Mystics (Part Two)

Kaya Oakes, Silence, the Body, and Women Mystics (Part One)

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel: Silence, Ritual, and the Earth (Part Two)

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel: Silence, Ritual, and the Earth (Part One)

Emilie Townes: Silence, Storytelling, and Womanist Thought (Part Two)

Emilie Townes: Silence, Storytelling, and Womanist Thought (Part One)

Marie Howe: Silence and the Depth of Poetry (Part Two)

Marie Howe: Silence and the Depth of Poetry (Part One)

Cynthia Bourgeault: Silence and the Imaginal Realm (Part Two)

Cynthia Bourgeault: Silence and the Imaginal Realm (Part One)

Rick Hanson: Silence, Buddhism and the Brain

Jim Forest: Silence, Protest, and Radical Love (Part Two)

Jim Forest: Silence, Protest, and Radical Love (Part One)

Paul Quenon, OCSO: Silence, Poetry and Monastic Wisdom (Part Two)

Paul Quenon, OCSO: Silence, Poetry and Monastic Wisdom (Part One)

Dr. Leah Gunning Francis: Silence, Ferguson, and Faith (Part Two)

Dr. Leah Gunning Francis: Silence, Ferguson, and Faith (Part One)

Sarah Lund: Silence and Mental Health in the Church (Part Two)

Sarah Lund: Silence and Mental Illness in the Church (Part One)

Kaitlin Curtice: Silence, Faith, and Indigenous Culture (Part Two)

Kaitlin Curtice: Silence, Faith, and Indigenous Culture (Part One)

Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD: Silence, the Disinherited, and the Wisdom of Howard Thurman for Our Time

Kerry Connelly: Silence, Privilege, and Dismantling Racism (Part Two)

Kerry Connelly: Silence, Privilege, and Dismantling Racism (Part One)

Kathleen Norris: Silence, Acedia, and Pandemic (Part Two)

Kathleen Norris: Silence, Acedia, and Pandemic (Part One)

In Pursuit of Silence, Earth Day, and the Dawn Chorus (Episode 98)

Christine Valters Paintner: Wild Silence and the Cloister of the Earth (Part Two)

Christine Valters Paintner: Wild Silence and the Cloister of the Earth (Part One)

Encountering Silence in Times of Crisis

Pádraig Ó Tuama: Silence, Poetry, and Conflict Resolution (Part Two)

Pádraig Ó Tuama: Silence, Poetry, and Conflict Resolution (Part One)

Therese Schroeder-Sheker: Silence, Music, and Death (Part Two)

Therese Schroeder-Sheker: Silence, Music, and Death (Part One)

Dr. Robert J. Wicks: The Tao of Ordinary Silence (Part Two)

Dr. Robert J. Wicks: The Tao of Ordinary Silence (Part One)

J. Brent Bill: Beauty, Truth, Life, and Love — and Holy Silence (Part Two)

J. Brent Bill: Beauty, Truth, Life, Love — and Holy Silence (Part One)

Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza: Silence and Activist Theology (Part Two)

Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza: Silence and Activist Theology (Part One)

Happy Birthday, Encountering Silence

An Orientation to Silence

Walter Brueggemann: Silence and the Prophetic Imagination (Part Two)

Walter Brueggemann: Silence and the Prophetic Imagination (Part One)

Adam Bucko: Silence, Sacred Activism, and the Spiritual Imagination (Part Two)

Adam Bucko: Silence, Sacred Activism, and the Spiritual Imagination (Part One)

Silence and the Wisdom of Henri Nouwen: A Conversation With Gabrielle Earnshaw (Part 2)

Silence and the Wisdom of Henri Nouwen: A Conversation with Gabrielle Earnshaw (Part 1)

Bushi Yamato Damashii: Silence and the Peaceful Samurai (Part Two)

Bushi Yamato Damashii: Silence and the Peaceful Samurai (Part One)

Unteachable Lessons: Encountering Silence in Wisdom That Can’t Be Taught

Philip Roderick: Encountering Silence in Quiet Gardens (Part Two)

Philip Roderick: Encountering Silence in Quiet Gardens (Part One)

Ruben L. F. Habito: Christianity, Buddhism and Silence (Part Two)

Ruben L. F. Habito: Christianity, Buddhism, and Silence (Part One)

Kathleen Deignan: Silence and Nature (Part Two)

Kathleen Deignan: Silence and Nature (Part One)

Carrie Newcomer: Silence, Song, Blessing and Waiting (Part Two)

Carrie Newcomer: Silence, Song, Blessing and Waiting (Part One)

James Finley: A Conversation on the Spirituality of Silence (Part Two)

James Finley: Reflections on the Spirituality of Silence (Part One)

Therese Taylor-Stinson: Silence, Contemplation, and Justice (Part Two)

Therese Taylor-Stinson: Silence, Contemplation, and Justice (Part One)

Cynthia Bourgeault: The Heart of Silence (Part Two)

Cynthia Bourgeault: The Heart of Silence (Part One)

Martin Laird: Silent Land, Luminous Ocean (Part Three)

Martin Laird: Silent Land, Luminous Ocean (Part Two)

Martin Laird: Silent Land, Luminous Ocean (Part One)

Jane Brox: The Social History of Silence

Mary Margaret Funk, OSB: Silence Matters, Part Two (Episode 53)

Mary Margaret Funk, OSB: Silence Matters, Part One (Episode 52)

Shirley Hershey Showalter: Simplicity and Silence, Part Two (Episode 51)

Shirley Hershey Showalter: Simplicity and Silence, Part One (Episode 50)

Celebrating Mary Oliver (Episode 49)

Andō: Silence in the Forest, Part Two (Episode 48)

Andō: Silence in the Forest, Part 1 (Episode 47)

Richard Rohr in Conversation with Cassidy Hall (Episode 46)

Auld Lang Silence (Episode 45)

Br. Paul Quenon, OCSO: Silence in Chicago (Episode 44)