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Our Faith in Writing

14 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings

Our Faith in Writing explores the intersection of writing and faith through conversations about the writing process, the reading life, contemplative practices, and more.
Host Charlotte Donlon is a writer and a certified spiritual director for writers, and she believes writing and reading help us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world.
Visit us online at ourfaithinwriting.com where you can find information about Charlotte Donlon's spiritual direction for writers and other contemplative offerings, read essays and articles by writers who care about faith, and learn more about Our Faith in Writing partners and sponsors.
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Charlotte Donlon is a writer, a spiritual director for writers, and the founder and host of the Our Faith in Writing podcast and website (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/). Charlotte’s writing and work are rooted in noticing how art helps us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Curator, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, The Millions, Mockingbird, and elsewhere. Her first book is The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other (https://charlottedonlon.com/the-great-belonging-book). You can subscribe to her newsletter (https://charlottedonlon.substack.com/) and connect with her onTwitter (https://twitter.com/charlottedonlon) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/charlottedonlon/).

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Episodes

Episode 14: The Contemplative Life: An Audio Essay on How Observing Advent Makes Me Feel Less Alone

November 28, 2021 22:00 - 14 minutes - 9.96 MB

In this episode, Charlotte reads an essay she wrote about how the church years helps her feel less alone. This essay was originally published in Christianity Today. As we engage more deeply with the ancient streams of art and faith, how they inform one another, and how all of this can create profound new possibilities for belonging, we need ways to respond. Through her work as a spiritual director for writers, artists, and those all along the belief-and-unbelief spectrum, Charlotte Donlon ex...

Episode 13: Ashley M. Jones & Kaveh Akbar on Reparations Now! and Belonging through Poetry

September 12, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

Show Notes (More Show Notes available at ourfaithinwriting.com (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/writing-and-faith/our-faith-in-writing-podcast)) Our Faith in Writing explores the intersection of writing and faith through conversations about the writing process, the reading life, contemplative practices, and more. Host Charlotte Donlon is a writer and a spiritual director for writers, and she believes writing and reading help us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Subscribe to ...

Episode 12: Kaveh Akbar & Ashley M. Jones on Pilgrim Bell and Belonging through Poetry Part Two

September 11, 2021 23:45 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MB

Show Notes (More Show Notes available at ourfaithinwriting.com (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/writing-and-faith/our-faith-in-writing-podcast)) Our Faith in Writing explores the intersection of writing and faith through conversations about the writing process, the reading life, contemplative practices, and more. Host Charlotte Donlon is a writer and a spiritual director for writers, and she believes writing and reading help us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Subscribe to ...

Episode 11: Kaveh Akbar & Ashley M. Jones on Pilgrim Bell and Belonging through Poetry Part One

September 11, 2021 23:30 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

Show Notes (More Show Notes available at ourfaithinwriting.com (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/writing-and-faith/our-faith-in-writing-podcast)) Our Faith in Writing explores the intersection of writing and faith through conversations about the writing process, the reading life, contemplative practices, and more. Host Charlotte Donlon is a writer and a spiritual director for writers, and she believes writing and reading help us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Subscribe to ...

Episode 10: Art and Faith with Chandra White-Cummings Part Three

September 11, 2021 23:15 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB

Show Notes (More Show Notes available at ourfaithinwriting.com (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/writing-and-faith/our-faith-in-writing-podcast)) Our Faith in Writing explores the intersection of writing and faith through conversations about the writing process, the reading life, contemplative practices, and more. Host Charlotte Donlon is a writer and a spiritual director for writers, and she believes writing and reading help us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Subscribe to ...

Episode 9: Art and Faith with Chandra White-Cummings Part Two

September 11, 2021 23:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MB

Show Notes (More Show Notes available at ourfaithinwriting.com (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/writing-and-faith/our-faith-in-writing-podcast)) Our Faith in Writing explores the intersection of writing and faith through conversations about the writing process, the reading life, contemplative practices, and more. Host Charlotte Donlon is a writer and a spiritual director for writers, and she believes writing and reading help us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Subscribe to ...

Episode 8: Racism in Christian Publishing with Chandra White-Cummings

September 11, 2021 22:45 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MB

Show Notes (More Show Notes available at ourfaithinwriting.com (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/writing-and-faith/our-faith-in-writing-podcast)) Our Faith in Writing explores the intersection of writing and faith through conversations about the writing process, the reading life, contemplative practices, and more. Host Charlotte Donlon is a writer and a spiritual director for writers, and she believes writing and reading help us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Subscribe to ...

Episode 7: Art and Mothering with Catherine Ricketts

September 11, 2021 22:30 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MB

Show Notes (More Show Notes available at ourfaithinwriting.com (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/writing-and-faith/our-faith-in-writing-podcast)) Our Faith in Writing explores the intersection of writing and faith through conversations about the writing process, the reading life, contemplative practices, and more. Host Charlotte Donlon is a writer and a spiritual director for writers, and she believes writing and reading help us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Subscribe to ...

Episode 6: When Jesus Shows Up in Popular Music with Delvyn Case

September 11, 2021 22:15 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB

Show Notes (More Show Notes available at ourfaithinwriting.com (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/writing-and-faith/our-faith-in-writing-podcast)) Our Faith in Writing explores the intersection of writing and faith through conversations about the writing process, the reading life, contemplative practices, and more. Host Charlotte Donlon is a writer and a spiritual director for writers, and she believes writing and reading help us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Subscribe to ...

Episode 5: A Conversation with Poet Ashley M. Jones

September 11, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MB

Show Notes (More Show Notes available at ourfaithinwriting.com (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/writing-and-faith/our-faith-in-writing-podcast)) Our Faith in Writing explores the intersection of writing and faith through conversations about the writing process, the reading life, contemplative practices, and more. Host Charlotte Donlon is a writer and a spiritual director for writers, and she believes writing and reading help us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Subscribe to ...

Episode 4: Aarik Danielsen and Nine of His Favorite Sad Songs

September 11, 2021 21:45 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB

Show Notes (More Show Notes available at ourfaithinwriting.com (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/writing-and-faith/our-faith-in-writing-podcast)) Our Faith in Writing explores the intersection of writing and faith through conversations about the writing process, the reading life, contemplative practices, and more. Host Charlotte Donlon is a writer and a spiritual director for writers, and she believes writing and reading help us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Subscribe to ...

Episode 3: Food, Belonging, Rory, and Lorelai

September 11, 2021 21:30 - 16 minutes - 11 MB

Show Notes (More Show Notes available at ourfaithinwriting.com (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/writing-and-faith/our-faith-in-writing-podcast)) Our Faith in Writing explores the intersection of writing and faith through conversations about the writing process, the reading life, contemplative practices, and more. Host Charlotte Donlon is a writer and a spiritual director for writers, and she believes writing and reading help us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Subscribe to ...

Episode 2: Andrew Graney and Nine of His Favorite Poems

September 11, 2021 21:15 - 15 minutes - 10.3 MB

Show Notes (More Show Notes available at ourfaithinwriting.com (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/writing-and-faith/our-faith-in-writing-podcast)) Our Faith in Writing explores the intersection of writing and faith through conversations about the writing process, the reading life, contemplative practices, and more. Host Charlotte Donlon is a writer and a spiritual director for writers, and she believes writing and reading help us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Subscribe to ...

Episode 1: Welcome from Charlotte Donlon—Host, Writer, and Spiritual Director for Writers

September 11, 2021 21:00 - 5 minutes - 3.71 MB

Show Notes (More Show Notes available at ourfaithinwriting.com (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/writing-and-faith/our-faith-in-writing-podcast)) Our Faith in Writing explores the intersection of writing and faith through conversations about the writing process, the reading life, contemplative practices, and more. Host Charlotte Donlon is a writer and a spiritual director for writers, and she believes writing and reading help us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Subscribe to ...

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