Turning to the Mystics with James Finley
Hosted by James Finley and Kirsten and Jim and Jim Finley · Center for Action and Contemplation
4.8from 2,327 ratings
- 188
- Episodes
- 25
- Transcribed
- 2,327
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Turning to the Mystics with James Finley
Turning to the Mystics is a podcast for people searching for something more meaningful, intimate and richly present in the divine gift of their lives. James Finley, clinical psychologist and Living School faculty, offers a modern take on the historical contemplative practices of Christian mystics like Teresa of Avila, Thomas Merton, John of the Cross among others. Leaning into their experiences can become a gateway to hope, healing and oneness. Together with Kirsten Oates from the Center for Action and Contemplation, they explore listener questions and examine their own paths as modern contemplatives in this beautiful and broken world.
- Publisher
- Center for Action and Contemplation
- Category
- religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Feb 2020
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
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[…] Aristotle's philosophy begins with wonder as it begins with the interiority of amazement, the undefinable mystery of the intimate immediacy, the boundaryless mystery of who we intimately are, the incomprehensible stature of everything that is this way. I know he exists somewhere. We're in this somewhere. […]
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James Finley and Kirsten and Jim and Jim Finley host the show. Published by Center for Action and Contemplation.
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