BONUS: Spirituality and the Song of Songs in Christian Tradition with Dr. Elisabeth Koenig

BONUS EPISODE: On this special bonus episode, Nina and Jacob sit down with Dr. Elisabeth Koenig, professor emerita of ascetical theology at General Theological Seminary, to discuss how Christians have meditated on the Song of Songs to find insights into prayer and Christian life. 

Some of the books and resources mentioned during the episode:

David Suchet reads Song of Songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArV7xl_g2LM

An Intimate Good, Laurel Mathewson https://www.amazon.com/Intimate-Good-Skeptical-Christian-Conversation/dp/B0C8C9DR57

Chester P. Michael & Marie C. Norrisey, Prayer and Temperament https://www.amazon.com/Prayer-Temperament-Different-Forms-Personality/dp/1633934896

Bernard of Clairvaux, Sermons on the Song of Songs, Volume 1 (of 4): https://www.amazon.com/Sermons-Songs-Saint-Bernard-Clairvaux/dp/0879077042

St. Teresa of Avila, Meditations on the Song of Songs https://www.amazon.com/Collected-Teresa-featuring-Perfection-Interior/dp/0960087664

St. Teresa of Avila, Autobiography of Teresa of Avila https://www.amazon.com/Collected-featuring-Spiritual-Testimonies-Soliloquies/dp/0960087621

St. Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Devout-Life-Catholic-Classics/dp/1954881584 

St. Ignatius of Loyola, Spiritual Exercises https://www.amazon.com/Ignatius-Loyola-Spiritual-Exercises-Spirituality/dp/0809132168

The Cloud of Unknowing, https://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Unknowing-Paraclete-Essentials/dp/1557256691

Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love https://www.amazon.com/Revelations-Divine-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199641188

John of the Cross, Collected Works https://www.amazon.com/Collected-Ascent-Spiritual-Canticle-Letters/dp/0935216146