Winn Collier — On François Fénelon
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast
English - January 13, 2023 21:34 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality spiritual formation nathan foster discipleship christian growth dallas willard renovare ecumenical richard foster Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Nathan Foster talks with Winn Collier about the penetrating and practical spiritual wisdom of 17th-century archbishop and writer François Fénelon.
Show Notes
[3:42] Could you share a little about Fénelon?
[10:35] There’s almost a level of pain that one needs to feel in order to find the comfort... I wonder if it's a season of life, if you’re in a space where you’re really needing a kind of brokenness.
[11:57] I would go beyond identifying [pain]... It’s giving a map.
[13:26] Do you know his influences, what shaped him in his life?
[15:18] What were you hoping to do with the book?
[16:45] What did you learn from the project?
[19:56] Do you get any indication that he was a person of joy?
[21:28] You can dip in anywhere in his letters ... I will usually read one at a time and just sit with it, reading it multiple times before moving to another one. Am I doing it right?
[23:07] Thoughtful, honest pastor—this reminds me of another friend of ours beyond the grave. How would you connect him with Eugene Peterson? Would you?
[24:17] How are things with the Eugene Peterson Center?
Resources
Let God: Spiritual Conversations with François Fénelon, by Winn CollierLet Go, by François FénelonA Burning in My Bones, by Winn CollierEugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination