Episode 46: Jon Sweeney, Laura Fabrycky & Andrew Arndt

The Englewood Review of Books Podcast

Chris sits in the host seat for a wide-ranging discussion of asceticism with three fantastic panelists. They talk about the place of asceticism in Christian history and tradition, as well as the relevance of ascetic practices in our cultural context.
Books & Writing Mentioned in this Episode:
If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger)

• Teresa of Calcutta: Dark Night, Active Love by Jon Sweeney
• The Pope Who Quit: A True Medieval Tale of Mystery, Death and Salvation by Jon Sweeney
• St. Francis of Assisi: His Life, Teachings and Practice by Jon Sweeney
• Keys to Bonhoeffer's Haus by Laura Fabrycky
• Streams in the Wasteland: Finding Spiritual Renewal with the Desert Fathers and Mothers by Andrew Arndt
• Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta by Mother Teresa
• The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers by Henri Nouwen
• Where God Happens: Discovering Christ in One Another by Rowan Williams
• The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist Monastery by Henri Nouwen
• The Mystical as Political by Aristotle Papanikolaou
• Awake and Alive: Thomas Merton According to His Novices ed. by Jon Sweeney
• Mother of the Light: Prayers to the Theotokos by Rev. Maximos Constas
• the Collected Ghost Stories by M.R. James
• Mink River by Brian Doyle
• Paul and the Gift by John Barclay
• Exiles: A Novel by Ron Hansen