29: The Spirituality & Invitation of Wonder with Karen Wright Marsh

In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by author and co-founder/executive director of Theological Horizons, Karen Wright Marsh to discuss:

• the importance of wonder as a spiritual practice (or discipline) -- even when we are in low seasons (maybe especially then)
• the importance of adapting new spiritual practices to actually fit into our lives and work for us
• specific faith leaders of the past like Thomas Merton, Sts. Francis and Clare of Assisi, and Brother Lawrence who invite us into new exercises and practices of wonder

Additional Resource: Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Kelter, PhD.

Guest Bio: Karen Wright Marsh is the founding director of Theological Horizons, a ministry at the University of Virginia that hosts lectures, spiritual studies, dialogues, and mentoring initiatives. She is the author of Vintage Saints and Sinners: 25 Christians Who Transformed My Faith, which was named an Outreach Resource of the Year, a Logos Booksellers Book of the Year, and a Foreword INDIES finalist. Karen holds a degree in philosophy from Wheaton College and a degree in linguistics from the University of Virginia. She lives with her professor husband, Charles Marsh, at the Bonhoeffer House in Charlottesville, Virginia. You can find her on Instagram @karenwrightmarsh or on her website at karenwrightmarsh.com