Spiritual, Healing Perception in Nature, with guest Douglas Christie, Loyola Marymount University

November 21, 2022 00:37:14
Spiritual, Healing Perception in Nature, with guest Douglas Christie, Loyola Marymount University
Faith and Imagination: A BYU Humanities Center Podcast
Spiritual, Healing Perception in Nature, with guest Douglas Christie, Loyola Marymount University

Nov 21 2022 | 00:37:14

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Show Notes

Douglas E. Christie is Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University. His books include The Insurmountable Darkness of Love: Mysticism, Loss, and the Common Life and The Blue Sapphire of the Mind: Notes for a Contemplative Ecology. His work explores the early foundations of Christianity and connects its spiritual traditions to important issues in our modern world. We speak about a provocative chapter he recently published titled “Healed and Whole Forever: Spiritual Perception in Nature.”

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