A conversation with visionary contemplative author Dr. Beverly Lanzetta, author of "A New Silence."

Encountering Silence

Encountering a New Silence with Dr. Beverly Lanzetta

A conversation with Maki Ashe Van Steenwyk, author and excecutive director of the Minneapolis-based Center for the Prophetic Imagination.

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

A conversation with Buddhist author and former nun Kaira Jewel Lingo.

Kaira Jewel Lingo: We Were Made for These Times

A conversation with Dr. Joy Schroeder, co-author of "Voices Long Silenced"

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

We speak with noted contemplative translator Carmen Acevedo Butcher on the occasion of her latest mystical translation: Brother Lawrence's "Practice of the Presence."

Carmen Acevedo Butcher: Encountering Silence in the Presence of God

A conversation with Servite Sister Joyce Rupp, author of many books including "Return to the Root: Reflections on the Inner Life."

Encountering Silence with Sister Joyce Rupp

The Reverend Sarah Lund returns to Encountering Silence to share with us insights from her latest book, "Blessed Youth."

Sarah Lund: Silence in Teen and Child Mental Health

A conversation with noted author and activist Jacqui Lewis to celebrate the publication of "Fierce Love."

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

A conversation with award-winning poet and children's author Nikki Grimes.

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

A conversation with contemplative author Dr. Amy Frykholm, whose books include "Wild Woman" and "Julian of Norwich: A Contemplative Biography."

Amy Frykholm: Encountering the Wilderness of Silence

Interview with contemplative scholar Dr. Kevin Quashie (Brown University).

Kevin Quashie: The Aesthetics and Poesis of Silence

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