Kiran Young Wimberly

Psalms for the Spirit

Religion EN ↓ 176 episodes

This podcast looks at the connections between spirituality and resilience through the lens of the Biblical Psalms. It explores how the Psalms help people through difficult times – times of personal and collective trauma – through conversations about personal story, field research, and theological reflection from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. Listeners might include clergy, seminarians, spiritual directors, hymnwriters, church musicians, mental health practitioners, anyone interested in the intersection between spirituality and lived experience. psalmsforthespirit.substack.com

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Author

Kiran Young Wimberly

Episodes

Ep. 1: Finding Our True Home, with Amy Ruth Schacht 31.01.2021 48:30

Today's guest is Rev. Dr. Amy Ruth Schacht – a Presbyterian Church USA minister who has served in Laurel, MD for the past 20 years. Amy has studied neuroscience and its connection to the life of faith. Trigger warning: Amy briefly mentions the topic of sexual abuse by members of the clergy. Amy talks about a book that was influential to her: The Archaeology of the Mind, by Jaak Panksepp and Lucy B...