Season 24

The Future of Christian Spirituality

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Welcome to season 24! This season we are exploring the future of Christian spirituality. Based on her own experience and the lives of people she accompanies on the journey, Ruth has been naming what she is noticing and observing regarding the future of Christian spirituality—how the Spirit is moving and how we can align ourselves to participate in the future God is leading us into. Elements she is naming include respect for the role of desire; emphasis on spiritual direction; welcoming and inclusive; committed to justice; and more.

This season Ruth will sit down with thoughtful Christian leaders to discuss their thoughts on one of these elements, as it has to do with the future of Christian spirituality. This season was inspired by the Beyond Words series by the same name. Check out those posts here.

Season 24: Episode 1 | The Future of Christian Spirituality: Towards a More Unified Faith

September 4, 2024

Welcome to season 24! This season we are exploring the future of Christian spirituality. Based on her own experience and the lives of people she accompanies on the journey, Ruth…

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Season 24: Episode 2 | Understanding Our Complexity: The Role of Desire in the Spiritual Life

September 11, 2024

The future of Christian spirituality will be propelled by a greater understanding and respect for the role of desire and desperation in the spiritual life. That is Ruth’s belief and…

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Season 24: Episode 3 | Attending to the Spirit: The Gift of Spiritual Direction

September 18, 2024

If a greater understanding and awareness of our own desires is part of the future of Christian spirituality, then today’s topic, spiritual direction, is a necessary companion in that journey…

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Season 24: Episode 4 | Reading in Color: Engaging Scripture Across Cultural Contexts

September 25, 2024

How is the Holy Spirit leading us to engage with scripture in new and fresh ways? That’s what Ruth and guest Esau McCaulley discuss this week. Esau shares about his…

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Season 24: Episode 5 | Knocking on Heaven’s Door: A Spirituality that is Practice-Based

October 2, 2024

Is the Holy Spirit moving us towards a spirituality that is practice-based and practice-oriented rather than faith-based and belief-oriented? This week, Ruth and Fr. Michael Sparough sit down to discuss…

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BONUS: Connecting the State of Our Politics and the State of Our Souls

October 4, 2024

We cannot ignore the current state of our politics and the toll it has taken on the American public. As we approach another election season we wanted to provide you…

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Season 24: Episode 6 | Making Room: Welcoming the One Who is Strange to You

October 9, 2024

What does it mean to be welcoming and inclusive from a rooted depth, and how do we see the Holy Spirit nudging us towards this concept? Ruth is joined by…

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Season 24: Episode 7 | The Work of Justice: Restoring what has Been Lost, Repairing What has been Broken

October 16, 2024

In this episode, Ruth delves into the future of Christian spirituality as it pertains to the role of justice. Joined by her long-time friend and expert in reconciliation studies, Dr.…

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Season 24: Episode 8 | Wrestling with the Cross: What does the Atonement Really Mean?

October 23, 2024

In today’s episode, Ruth and guests Rev. Dr. Prince Rivers and Rev. Dr. David Hughes navigate the depths of the future of Christian spirituality through the lenses of the atonement.…

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