The Theology Mill

What if we reimagined Christian spirituality as something fundamentally communal, and religious conversion as something that extends beyond altar calls and private devotion? Spirituality scholar Michael Ceragioli joins the show to share his provocative proposal for a renewed Christian spirituality in America, drawing on the American pragmatists, Thomas Merton, and the emerging field of spirituality studies. NEWSLETTER:Subscribe to our podcast newsletter and get ***40% OFF*** any Wipf and Stock book: http://eepurl.com/cMB8ML. (Be sure to check the box next to “Podcast Updates: The Theology Mill” before hitting Subscribe.)LINKS:Revisioning Spirituality (Michael’s book): https://www.paulistpress.com/Products/5774-7/revisioning-spirituality.aspx?srsltid=AU7gw4XFvELXP6enAdUVn-lW4ZffJqh2p_9_-LMdpPNdYVFWDjavQZiEHeaven Human Earth Institute: website coming soonRe-Visioning Spirituality (Michael’s Substack):  https://michaelceragioli.substack.com/

Zech chats with Dr. Miller-McLemore about her work on the practices involved in parenthood (and why we can call these practices spiritual), why parenthood is also a confrontation with one’s own finitude and inevitable failures, and the role of sacrifice and *transitional* family hierarchy in the parental vocation.NEWSLETTER:Subscribe to our podcast newsletter and get ***40% OFF*** any Wipf and Stock book: http://eepurl.com/cMB8ML. (Be sure to check the box next to “Podcast Updates: The Theology Mill” before hitting Subscribe.)LINKS:In the Midst of Chaos (Bonnie’s book): https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506454597/In-the-Midst-of-ChaosFollow Your Bliss and Other Lies about Calling (Bonnie’s newest book): https://global.oup.com/academic/product/follow-your-bliss-and-other-lies-about-calling-9780190084042?cc=us&lang=en&

John Andrew Bryant on the experience of OCD, Christian readings of “mental illness,” and why it might be important to think about mental health challenges without leaning overmuch on psychiatric and diagnostic labels.NEWSLETTER:Subscribe to our podcast newsletter and get ***40% OFF*** any Wipf and Stock book: http://eepurl.com/cMB8ML. (Be sure to check the box next to “Podcast Updates: The Theology Mill” before hitting Subscribe.)LINKS:A Quiet Mind to Suffer With (John’s book): https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/products/9781683597049_a-quiet-mind-to-suffer-withThe Table at the End of the World (John’s forthcoming book): https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/products/9781540906151_the-table-at-the-end-of-the-world

A crossover episode in which Zech swaps seats and appears as a guest on Martin Robb’s care ethics podcast, Careful Thinking. Zech shares about his book, The Unthinkable Sacrifice: An Essay on Fatherhood, and discusses his own experience as a father and the ways French phenomenology has helped him think through his practice of parenthood. NEWSLETTER:Subscribe to our podcast newsletter and get ***40% OFF*** any Wipf and Stock book: http://eepurl.com/cMB8ML. (Be sure to check the box next to “Podcast Updates: The Theology Mill” before hitting Subscribe.)LINKS:The Unthinkable Sacrifice (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9798385219070/the-unthinkable-sacrifice/Careful Thinking podcast: https://careful-thinking.captivate.fm/Martin Robb’s Substack: https://carefulthinking.substack.com/Martin’s Substack article on this episode: https://carefulthinking.substack.com/p/fatherhood-faith-and-phenomenologyMartin’s review of Zech’s book: https://carefulthinking.substack.com/p/fatherhood-and-philosophy

In this episode, Zech talks with Colby Dickinson about his many pilgrim journeys in the city of Rome. Together they ask: how does religious identity—or lack thereof—shape one’s experience of places with historically thick spiritual meaning? What might it look like to encounter something beyond ourselves when our faith wanes more than it waxes? Finally, can pilgrimage still be meaningful when so often it seems caught up in the snares of  a consumer mentality?Book link: https://wipfandstock.com/9798385221042/sacred-pilgrim-secular-pilgrim/Newsletter: Subscribe to our podcast newsletter and get ***40% OFF*** any Wipf and Stock book: http://eepurl.com/cMB8ML. (Be sure to check the box next to “Podcast Updates: The Theology Mill” before hitting Subscribe.)