https://simplecast.com The Clerestory Podcast Stories from Clerestory Magazine, a space for writers, artists, and activists to reflect upon personal experience, social issues, and culture through contemplative modes of storytelling and inquiry. For more, visit ClerestoryMag.com! 2020 en Tue, 25 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Jan 2022 05:00:10 +0000 https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com The Clerestory Podcast https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/20154fd5-c40f-44d0-8eb6-458448190aa3/589829a9-6193-42a3-a91a-9950565bdf3a/3000x3000/clerestory-podcastcover.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com episodic Stories from Clerestory Magazine, a space for writers, artists, and activists to reflect upon personal experience, social issues, and culture through contemplative modes of storytelling and inquiry. For more, visit ClerestoryMag.com! Sarah James, Emma McDonald, Molly Silverstein no https://feeds.simplecast.com/4oAGMI7a clerestory, soul expression, clerestory magazine, faith, community, culture, ecology, feminism, personal narratives, humanities, mindful living, religion, spiritual but not religious, spirituality, stories Sarah James sarahjames@clerestorymag.com 5f55c7ee-5809-459d-81d8-5bb0839020f8 The Oklahoma Tenant Farmer and Me In the fifth issue of Clerestory Magazine, writers respond to the theme "history," exploring the events, stories, and relationships which shape us. 

Originally from central Texas, Emily Lee lived for seven years in northern Mexico. She has a toddler daughter and is writing her first book, a memoir.

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]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (emily lee) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-oklahoma-tenant-farmer-and-me-xI3IFdHs In the fifth issue of Clerestory Magazine, writers respond to the theme "history," exploring the events, stories, and relationships which shape us. 

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]]> The Oklahoma Tenant Farmer and Me emily lee 00:08:14 While typing her great-grandfather's letters, Emily Lee learned lessons of persistence and resilience. While typing her great-grandfather's letters, Emily Lee learned lessons of persistence and resilience. action, oklahoma tenet farmer, contemplation, clerestory, clerestory podcast, personal history, clerestory magazine, family history, personal narrative, ancestry, history no full 25 1 7a363129-0ff0-490b-853b-44bc4b685dba Family First In the fifth issue of Clerestory Magazine, writers respond to the theme "history," exploring the events, stories, and relationships which shape us. 

Andrew Taylor-Troutman is the author of four books, most recently, Gently Between the Words: Essays and Poems. He writes for The Porch, Sojourners, The Presbyterian Outlook, and a weekly editorial in the Chatham News + Record. He is a Presbyterian pastor and lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife and three young children.

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]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:30:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Sarah James ) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/family-first-Gw8HdHNl In the fifth issue of Clerestory Magazine, writers respond to the theme "history," exploring the events, stories, and relationships which shape us. 

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]]> Family First Sarah James 00:10:01 Andrew Taylor-Troutman shares "Family First," a reflection in ten steps. Andrew Taylor-Troutman shares "Family First," a reflection in ten steps. contemplation, clerestory, clerestory podcast, clerestory magazine, contemplative narratives, personal narrative, contemplation and action, andrew taylor troutman, family first, history no full 24 1 a8b131e3-1b25-4d34-bb66-20345c4e9672 Sure, Time Heals All Wounds, But It Doesn’t Work Alone December is a sacred season in many spiritual traditions. With its darker and colder days in the Northern Hemisphere, this month can be an invitation to slow down, rest, and retreat. Today, Anne H. Putnam shares "Sure, Time Heals All Wounds, But It Doesn't Work Alone," wisdom on emotional healing ahead of the new year. 

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]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Anne H. Putnam) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/sure-time-heals-all-wounds-but-it-doesnt-work-alone-uofA7hd5 December is a sacred season in many spiritual traditions. With its darker and colder days in the Northern Hemisphere, this month can be an invitation to slow down, rest, and retreat. Today, Anne H. Putnam shares "Sure, Time Heals All Wounds, But It Doesn't Work Alone," wisdom on emotional healing ahead of the new year. 

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]]> Sure, Time Heals All Wounds, But It Doesn’t Work Alone Anne H. Putnam 00:09:38 Ahead of the new year, Anne H. Putnam shares "Sure, Time Heals All Wounds, But It Doesn't Work Alone." Ahead of the new year, Anne H. Putnam shares "Sure, Time Heals All Wounds, But It Doesn't Work Alone." emotional healing, time heals all wounds, clerestory, healing stories, clerestory magazine, emotional trauma, therapy, personal narrative no full 23 1 9287ef52-3340-45fc-bc44-c519c6d7a116 Prepare Him Room December is a sacred season in many spiritual traditions. With its darker and colder days in the Northern Hemisphere, this month can be an invitation to slow down, rest, and retreat. We've invited Clerestory writers and contributors to pen prayers and reflections from their spiritual locations, responding to the theme "contemplation." In this episode, Amy Nicholson shares "Prepare Him Room."

Amy Nicholson finds grace in ordinary places. She writes by a waterfall in northwest Connecticut where she lives with her husband and their three amazing kids, an aloof cat (aren’t they all?), and a black lab who doesn’t know she’s not a human. She has been published in Country Woman, Green Mountain Trading Post, Today’s American Catholic, among other places, and on her website.

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]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2021 13:30:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Amy Nicholson) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/prepare-him-room-HuLOguA0 December is a sacred season in many spiritual traditions. With its darker and colder days in the Northern Hemisphere, this month can be an invitation to slow down, rest, and retreat. We've invited Clerestory writers and contributors to pen prayers and reflections from their spiritual locations, responding to the theme "contemplation." In this episode, Amy Nicholson shares "Prepare Him Room."

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]]> Prepare Him Room Amy Nicholson 00:04:19 Amy Nicholson shares "Prepare Him Room" as part of the Clerestory Podcast's December series on contemplation. Amy Nicholson shares "Prepare Him Room" as part of the Clerestory Podcast's December series on contemplation. advent, prepare him room, christmas reflection, clerestory, clerestory magazine, amy nicholson, christian prayers, personal narrative no full 22 1 cb52ee36-2dd8-4ebd-a11d-fdc557820927 Christmas Reflection December is a sacred season in many spiritual traditions. With its darker and colder days in the Northern Hemisphere, this month can be an invitation to slow down, rest, and retreat. We've invited Clerestory writers and contributors to pen prayers and reflections responding to the theme "contemplation." In this episode, Myroslava Hartmond shares "Christmas Reflection." 

Myroslava Hartmond is British-Ukrainian, spending much of her life between Oxford, suburban south London, and Kyiv, where she ran an art gallery for six years. She has written on monumental propaganda, counterculture, and visual art, but the plague prompted her to take up creative writing again. She is now working on a poetry collection titled ‘Songs from Afar’.

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]]> Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (myroslava hartmond) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/christmas-reflection-mXxHaT_A December is a sacred season in many spiritual traditions. With its darker and colder days in the Northern Hemisphere, this month can be an invitation to slow down, rest, and retreat. We've invited Clerestory writers and contributors to pen prayers and reflections responding to the theme "contemplation." In this episode, Myroslava Hartmond shares "Christmas Reflection." 

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]]> Christmas Reflection myroslava hartmond 00:05:09 Myroslava Hartmond shares "Christmas Reflection" as part of the Clerestory Podcast's December series on contemplation. Myroslava Hartmond shares "Christmas Reflection" as part of the Clerestory Podcast's December series on contemplation. holy nativity, contemplation, clerestory, clerestory magazine, clerestory essays, december reflection, contemplation and action, contemplative christianity no full 21 1 59f2a129-2945-47a2-b224-516464a7e969 A Prayer of Gratitude December is a sacred season in many spiritual traditions. With its darker and colder days in the Northern Hemisphere, this can be an invitation to slow down, rest, and retreat. We've invited Clerestory writers and contributors to pen prayers and reflections responding to the theme "contemplation." In this episode, Emily Garcia shares "A Prayer of Gratitude to the God of All Seasons." 

Originally from central Texas, Emily Garcia lived for seven years in northern Mexico. She has a toddler daughter and is writing her first book, a memoir.

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]]> Mon, 6 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (emily garcia) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/a-prayer-of-gratitude-bSHO__C_ December is a sacred season in many spiritual traditions. With its darker and colder days in the Northern Hemisphere, this can be an invitation to slow down, rest, and retreat. We've invited Clerestory writers and contributors to pen prayers and reflections responding to the theme "contemplation." In this episode, Emily Garcia shares "A Prayer of Gratitude to the God of All Seasons." 

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]]> A Prayer of Gratitude emily garcia 00:02:59 For the month of December, Clerestory writers share prayers and reflections on contemplative themes. In this episode, Emily Garcia reads her "A Prayer of Gratitude to the God of All Seasons." For the month of December, Clerestory writers share prayers and reflections on contemplative themes. In this episode, Emily Garcia reads her "A Prayer of Gratitude to the God of All Seasons." advent, personal narratives, prayers, contemplation, clerestory, clerestory podcast, clerestory magazine, christianity, contemplative christianity no full 20 1 c7e94fbf-e9e2-49b7-810d-0f9534b0d0be Taking Care of Ourselves Jen Ashley is a writer living in Charleston, South Carolina who seeks to find the humor and humanity in all things. Yes, Ashley is her last name.

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]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Jen Ashley) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/taking-care-of-ourselves-xAPJl3XX Jen Ashley is a writer living in Charleston, South Carolina who seeks to find the humor and humanity in all things. Yes, Ashley is her last name.

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]]> Taking Care of Ourselves Jen Ashley 00:07:22 Jen Ashley shares what it truly means to care for ourselves in a culture obsessed with a narrow and misguided definition of "self-care." Jen Ashley shares what it truly means to care for ourselves in a culture obsessed with a narrow and misguided definition of "self-care." personal essay, self-care, clerestory, clerestory podcast, clerestory magazine, therapy, therapy and healing no full 19 1 e6c7657d-e842-498b-83f6-9573a4fbcc6f Haters and the Garden State Jenna Kunze is a staff reporter at Indian Country Media, where she covers stories impacting Indigenous people across the U.S. and Canada. Previously, she reported in Alaska for two years, with a broad focus on climate change, Indigenous people, and violence against Native women. Kunze is based in New York City.

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]]> Wed, 3 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Jenna Kunze) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/haters-and-the-garden-state-TR0AIkpo Jenna Kunze is a staff reporter at Indian Country Media, where she covers stories impacting Indigenous people across the U.S. and Canada. Previously, she reported in Alaska for two years, with a broad focus on climate change, Indigenous people, and violence against Native women. Kunze is based in New York City.

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]]> Haters and the Garden State Jenna Kunze 00:15:37 Jenna Kunze reflects on her complicated relationship with her home state, New Jersey. Jenna Kunze reflects on her complicated relationship with her home state, New Jersey. contemplation, garden state, clerestory, clerestory podcast, clerestory magazine, personal essays, place-based essays, new jersey, ecology yes full 18 1 ea500871-4345-452b-8d3d-eaf1ce2a60bc Of Widest Worth Andrew Taylor-Troutman is the author of four books, most recently, Gently Between the Words: Essays and Poems. He writes for The Porch, Sojourners, The Presbyterian Outlook, and a weekly editorial in the Chatham News + Record. He is a Presbyterian pastor and lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife and three young children.

 

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]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 04:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Andrew Taylor-Troutman) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/of-widest-worth-CGp9VMxL Andrew Taylor-Troutman is the author of four books, most recently, Gently Between the Words: Essays and Poems. He writes for The Porch, Sojourners, The Presbyterian Outlook, and a weekly editorial in the Chatham News + Record. He is a Presbyterian pastor and lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife and three young children.

 

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]]> Of Widest Worth Andrew Taylor-Troutman 00:17:58 Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on Wendell Berry's concept of "membership," being green, and suburban development in "Of Widest Worth." Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on Wendell Berry's concept of "membership," being green, and suburban development in "Of Widest Worth." environmentalism, climate grief, contemplation, clerestory, wendell berry, clerestory magazine, suburban, ecotheology, personal narrative, membership, ecology no full 17 1 e85ba02b-a00c-4184-adff-0e59b0963405 In the Apple’s Ripening Myroslava Hartmond is British-Ukrainian, spending much of her life between Oxford, suburban south London, and Kyiv, where she ran an art gallery for six years. She has written on monumental propaganda, counterculture, and visual art, but the plague prompted her to take up creative writing again. She is now working on a poetry collection titled Songs from Afar.

Featured image of the author on her first day of school in 1997 with her uncle, Aleksey. 

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]]> Wed, 6 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Sarah James, Myroslava Hartmond) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/in-the-apples-ripening-vVm2rXg6 Myroslava Hartmond is British-Ukrainian, spending much of her life between Oxford, suburban south London, and Kyiv, where she ran an art gallery for six years. She has written on monumental propaganda, counterculture, and visual art, but the plague prompted her to take up creative writing again. She is now working on a poetry collection titled Songs from Afar.

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]]> In the Apple’s Ripening Sarah James, Myroslava Hartmond 00:04:50 Myroslava Hartmond reads "In the Apple's Ripening," a poem reflecting on grief, her uncle's tragic death, and the friendship and love they shared. Myroslava Hartmond reads "In the Apple's Ripening," a poem reflecting on grief, her uncle's tragic death, and the friendship and love they shared. clerestory mag, clerestory, grief, grief poetry, clerestory magazine, grief is love no full 16 1 1d856299-9ab2-45fb-99fb-fc6f44fef567 Nine Months to Moksha Sumitra Mattai is a freelance writer and textile designer. She holds a BFA in textile design from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. Sumitra enjoys writing essays about identity, food, design and family. She lives in Harlem, New York City. Follow Sumitra on Instagram and visit her website.

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]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 08:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Sumitra Mattai, Sarah James) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/nine-months-to-moksha-m7Jc_hmN Sumitra Mattai is a freelance writer and textile designer. She holds a BFA in textile design from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. Sumitra enjoys writing essays about identity, food, design and family. She lives in Harlem, New York City. Follow Sumitra on Instagram and visit her website.

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]]> Nine Months to Moksha Sumitra Mattai, Sarah James 00:20:53 Sumitra Mattai explores religion, trauma, and motherhood, as she reflects on her mother's self-imposed period of silence in "Nine Months to Moksha." Sumitra Mattai explores religion, trauma, and motherhood, as she reflects on her mother's self-imposed period of silence in "Nine Months to Moksha." clerestory mag, contemplation, clerestory, clerestory magazine, personal narrative, motherhood, moksha no full 15 1 45bc41ef-7473-4a8c-88cf-a93c3cc8b5b6 Life Together: A Community Special Centuries of contemplatives and community leaders, alike, have drawn bridges between inner and outer work. Meister Eckhart, the great thirteenth century philosopher and mystic, writes, “What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.” In other words, the virtues we cultivate within ourselves spill over and course throughout the work we do in the world. 

For our second issue, Clerestory writers and contributors have responded to the theme community. For the last four months, we’ve processed belonging, loneliness, and grief… love, friendship, and loss… locality and neighborliness… storytelling and peacebuilding… racial justice… liberation and the lack of it… human interconnectedness… and life together. 

Today on the podcast, we’re sharing three stories from Clerestory’s second issue. 

First, Kimi Bryson shares a creative nonfiction piece, “Pittsburgh” a reflection on moving and love in the time of the pandemic. 

Emma McDonald shares an essay on epistemic trust, community, and the QAnon conspiracy. 

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]]> Fri, 28 May 2021 18:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (sarah james, geoffrey james, anushree singh, emma mcdonald, kimi bryson) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/life-together-a-community-special-Y5oSzlks Centuries of contemplatives and community leaders, alike, have drawn bridges between inner and outer work. Meister Eckhart, the great thirteenth century philosopher and mystic, writes, “What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.” In other words, the virtues we cultivate within ourselves spill over and course throughout the work we do in the world. 

For our second issue, Clerestory writers and contributors have responded to the theme community. For the last four months, we’ve processed belonging, loneliness, and grief… love, friendship, and loss… locality and neighborliness… storytelling and peacebuilding… racial justice… liberation and the lack of it… human interconnectedness… and life together. 

Today on the podcast, we’re sharing three stories from Clerestory’s second issue. 

First, Kimi Bryson shares a creative nonfiction piece, “Pittsburgh” a reflection on moving and love in the time of the pandemic. 

Emma McDonald shares an essay on epistemic trust, community, and the QAnon conspiracy. 

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]]> Life Together: A Community Special sarah james, geoffrey james, anushree singh, emma mcdonald, kimi bryson 00:31:20 To conclude our series on community, we're sharing three essays on "life together." To conclude our series on community, we're sharing three essays on "life together." belonging, covid-19 pandemic, richard rohr, love, desmond tutu, conspiracy, life together, clerestory, indian american stories, clerestory podcast, storytelling, clerestory magazine, personal essays, community, collective life, moving, racial justice, loneliness, aapi stories, bipoc stories, social liberation, social healing, friendship no full 14 1 70e69b1d-b3a9-48d8-9688-f1f718ddb4e4 Grounding Practices for Working Remotely Laura Kisthardt is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ (UCC). She currently serves as the Associate Pastor at First Congregational Church of Southington, Connecticut. Originally from Northeast Ohio, she was raised in the UCC and has been nourished on her faith journey by Ignatian spirituality. Laura often finds God in nature or works of art and has a passion for retreat ministry and contemplative prayer.

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]]> Grounding Practices for Working Remotely Laura Kisthardt 00:06:32 In this episode, Laura Kisthardt shares grounding practices to help those working remotely In this episode, Laura Kisthardt shares grounding practices to help those working remotely grounding, working remotely, contemplation, clerestory, covid-19, global pandemic, clerestory magazine, remote work, spiritual practices no full 13 1 024486e8-ef3b-4afc-88b0-413c68b2c69b Imitation of a Ginkgo Olivia Bardo is a senior English major with minors in Politics and Gender Studies at Messiah University. She realized her calling to pursue social justice while reading the works of Edwidge Danticat. Since then she has sought to equalize spaces through arts and humanities. Her works appear in The Porch, The American Academy of Poets, Meniscus Journal, and elsewhere. She grew up with infusions of nondenominational and Baptist traditions and is now in the process of deconstructing her faith. She resides in northeastern Pennsylvania. 

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]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Olivia Bardo) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/imitation-of-a-ginkgo-dXx_n_bP Olivia Bardo is a senior English major with minors in Politics and Gender Studies at Messiah University. She realized her calling to pursue social justice while reading the works of Edwidge Danticat. Since then she has sought to equalize spaces through arts and humanities. Her works appear in The Porch, The American Academy of Poets, Meniscus Journal, and elsewhere. She grew up with infusions of nondenominational and Baptist traditions and is now in the process of deconstructing her faith. She resides in northeastern Pennsylvania. 

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]]> Imitation of a Ginkgo Olivia Bardo 00:11:00 In this episode, Olivia Bardo writes about faith, patience, and trust in "Imitation of a Ginkgo." In this episode, Olivia Bardo writes about faith, patience, and trust in "Imitation of a Ginkgo." patience, clerestory, ginkgo trees, faith, clerestory magazine, oxford england, trust, contemplative storytelling no full 12 1 373b9689-0dcd-46df-9c35-61dbb50785aa The Necessity of Beauty: Resistance, Reclamation, and Faith Elena grew up in Kosovo in the aftermath of the war there, has since lived and worked in various conflict settings across the Middle East, and is currently based in Oxford, England on a Rhodes scholarship. Her research and photography explore the quiet moments in often misunderstood and sensationalized environments, with particular focus on womxn’s empowerment and bodily self-confidence. Raised by American Christian parents in a majority muslim country, she was questioning approaches to faith from a very early age. she now identifies as non-religious but committed to a concept of the Divine; 24, white, working class family, bisexual, cis-gendered. 

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]]> Thu, 7 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Elena Gallina) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-necessity-of-beauty-resistance-reclamation-and-faith-MLhzJ0f2 Elena grew up in Kosovo in the aftermath of the war there, has since lived and worked in various conflict settings across the Middle East, and is currently based in Oxford, England on a Rhodes scholarship. Her research and photography explore the quiet moments in often misunderstood and sensationalized environments, with particular focus on womxn’s empowerment and bodily self-confidence. Raised by American Christian parents in a majority muslim country, she was questioning approaches to faith from a very early age. she now identifies as non-religious but committed to a concept of the Divine; 24, white, working class family, bisexual, cis-gendered. 

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]]> The Necessity of Beauty: Resistance, Reclamation, and Faith Elena Gallina 00:12:53 Elena Gallina sifts through beauty and resistance in this episode of the Clerestory Podcast. Elena Gallina sifts through beauty and resistance in this episode of the Clerestory Podcast. personal essay, clerestory, faith, photography, clerestory magazine, photo essay, beauty, reclamation, resistance no full 11 1 9d5e5c18-2e46-46da-8bbe-a79a8ea363ac A Posture of Surrender Naomi Oh is a dietitian and currently works in a hospital in Vancouver, Canada. Besides her interest in nutrition and health, she loves engaging in many forms of art and creativity, especially writing, reading and painting. Although she is still exploring the role of faith in her life, both reading and writing helps her to reflect on deeper topics and feel more connected to the greater community.

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]]> Tue, 5 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Naomi Oh, Sarah James) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/a-posture-of-surrender-S65RsNDx Naomi Oh is a dietitian and currently works in a hospital in Vancouver, Canada. Besides her interest in nutrition and health, she loves engaging in many forms of art and creativity, especially writing, reading and painting. Although she is still exploring the role of faith in her life, both reading and writing helps her to reflect on deeper topics and feel more connected to the greater community.

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]]> A Posture of Surrender Naomi Oh, Sarah James 00:07:57 In this episode, Naomi Oh reflects on the difficulty of surrender after developing a meditation practice and through reflecting on faith. In this episode, Naomi Oh reflects on the difficulty of surrender after developing a meditation practice and through reflecting on faith. clerestorymagazine, meditation, personal essay, clerestory, faith, letting go, surrender no full 10 1 3f165e69-855f-4d1f-b29e-1d4acceb1829 The Urban Monastery: Faith, Contemplation, and Architecture by Jonny Ryley The visuals Jonny includes with his essay are vital to understanding the scope and meaning of this work. We highly encourage you to read along as you listen to Jonny read his piece on our site, here. 

Jonny Ryley was born and raised in a Christian family the U.K., where he was part of a local baptist church and was baptised in 2017. He is a recent graduate of the Royal College of Art, London, having completed his Masters in Architecture there. He worked in New York City at COOKFOX Architects for a year before his Masters and is in the process of relocating back to New York to get married to his fiancée, Genny, who he met at Hillsong Church NYC.

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]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2020 09:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Jonny Ryley) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-urban-monastery-faith-contemplation-and-architecture-by-jonny-ryley-rBUlBRNR The visuals Jonny includes with his essay are vital to understanding the scope and meaning of this work. We highly encourage you to read along as you listen to Jonny read his piece on our site, here. 

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]]> The Urban Monastery: Faith, Contemplation, and Architecture by Jonny Ryley Jonny Ryley 00:21:11 Jonny Ryley shares his conception of an urban monastery, an answer to the question: “what creates a space of stillness and contemplation in the spaces we inhabit?” Jonny Ryley shares his conception of an urban monastery, an answer to the question: “what creates a space of stillness and contemplation in the spaces we inhabit?” contemplation, stillness, contemplative architecture, christianity, urban monastery, monastery no full 9 1 8856d8b2-d050-401c-8a31-a4b1fe7676d6 This Nowhere But Here Molly Silverstein is a Jewish poet, grad student, and person. She currently studies at Harvard Divinity School, where her work focuses on comparative mysticism, contemporary spiritual care, and the psychology of religion. Her writing has been previously published in Maudlin House, Sheila Na Gig, and Five 2 One Magazine, and she has performed with the Juniper Bends reading series. Winter is her favorite season.

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]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Sarah James ) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/this-nowhere-but-here-j6CBJDwC Molly Silverstein is a Jewish poet, grad student, and person. She currently studies at Harvard Divinity School, where her work focuses on comparative mysticism, contemporary spiritual care, and the psychology of religion. Her writing has been previously published in Maudlin House, Sheila Na Gig, and Five 2 One Magazine, and she has performed with the Juniper Bends reading series. Winter is her favorite season.

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]]> This Nowhere But Here Sarah James 00:03:01 Molly Silverstein offers a poem, "This Nowhere But Here," for this episode of the podcast. Molly Silverstein offers a poem, "This Nowhere But Here," for this episode of the podcast. no full 8 1 797ff9c2-d1af-42d6-a969-534cfd771d3c Collective Remembrance and the Communion of Saints A practicing Catholic from Baltimore, Emma McDonald is a second year doctoral student in Theological Ethics at Boston College, where she studies bioethics and social ethics, focusing specifically on reproductive ethics. She received an M.A. in Religion from Yale Divinity School in 2019, and a B.A. in Religion from Middlebury College in 2016.

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]]> Tue, 8 Dec 2020 09:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Sarah James ) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/collective-remembrance-and-the-communion-of-saints-NwSG_Z2I A practicing Catholic from Baltimore, Emma McDonald is a second year doctoral student in Theological Ethics at Boston College, where she studies bioethics and social ethics, focusing specifically on reproductive ethics. She received an M.A. in Religion from Yale Divinity School in 2019, and a B.A. in Religion from Middlebury College in 2016.

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]]> Collective Remembrance and the Communion of Saints Sarah James 00:14:40 In this episode, Emma McDonald explores her Catholic faith, the absence of in-person worship in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, and personal and scholarly approaches to understanding prayer. In this episode, Emma McDonald explores her Catholic faith, the absence of in-person worship in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, and personal and scholarly approaches to understanding prayer. religious studies, isolationjournals, worship, pandemic, finding community, catholic church, catholic faith, covid-19, faith community, feminist theology, communion of saints, catholicism, feminism, elizabeth johnson, personal narrative, collective remembrance no full 7 1 2bbebf84-8920-4dad-bc85-2e2cfdd7c5af Doubt as the Essence of Faith Elisabeth Ivey is a writer, proofreader, and editor. Her work has appeared in the Porch Magazine, Sojourners, and Gaze Journal. She was raised Non-Denominational and is now in a process of deconstruction. When she’s not writing or deconstructing faith, she can be found exploring her identity as a woman of color or daydreaming about fictional worlds.

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]]> Thu, 3 Dec 2020 09:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Sarah James, Elisabeth Ivey) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/doubt-as-the-essence-of-faith-mwlEp2Da Elisabeth Ivey is a writer, proofreader, and editor. Her work has appeared in the Porch Magazine, Sojourners, and Gaze Journal. She was raised Non-Denominational and is now in a process of deconstruction. When she’s not writing or deconstructing faith, she can be found exploring her identity as a woman of color or daydreaming about fictional worlds.

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]]> Doubt as the Essence of Faith Sarah James, Elisabeth Ivey 00:16:39 In this episode, Elisabeth Ivey explores her personal experience with doubt, deconstruction, and faith. In this episode, Elisabeth Ivey explores her personal experience with doubt, deconstruction, and faith. richard rohr, clerestory, faith, doubt, personal narrative, deconstruction, reconstruction, identity no full 6 1 e8ac1ecd-103a-4fc1-b61e-ef42c1caac75 Advent Devotional Guide by Laura Kisthardt Laura Kisthardt is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ (UCC). She currently serves as the Associate Pastor at First Congregational Church of Southington, Connecticut. Originally from Northeast Ohio, she was raised in the UCC and has been nourished on her faith journey by Ignatian spirituality. Laura often finds God in nature or works of art and has a passion for retreat ministry and contemplative prayer. 

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]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2020 20:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Laura Kisthardt) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/advent-devotional-guide-by-laura-kisthardt-KeUcR24Y Laura Kisthardt is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ (UCC). She currently serves as the Associate Pastor at First Congregational Church of Southington, Connecticut. Originally from Northeast Ohio, she was raised in the UCC and has been nourished on her faith journey by Ignatian spirituality. Laura often finds God in nature or works of art and has a passion for retreat ministry and contemplative prayer. 

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]]> Advent Devotional Guide by Laura Kisthardt Laura Kisthardt 00:09:11 Laura Kisthardt shares an insightful guide to Advent Devotionals. Laura Kisthardt shares an insightful guide to Advent Devotionals. intersectional, advent, richard rohr, advent devotional, walter brueggemann, ted kooser, christianity, traci m. smith no full 5 1 d282cce0-573d-4dc9-9f48-d6263fc0f821 Pure in Heart by Libya Kate In "Pure in Heart: A Post-Purity Reflection on Faith and Friendship," Libya Kate examines the damaging effects of purity culture on women and female friendships. Ultimately, she redefines what "purity" means for herself, as a liberating concept for women of faith. 

Libya first encountered God as a teenager at a Baptist church at 15 years old. She now identifies as a non-denominational Christian. Libya enjoys robust discussion about faith, as well as reading novels, and rooibus tea. 

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]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2020 09:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Libya Kate, Sarah James) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/pure-in-heart-by-libya-kate-EUw4eFTf In "Pure in Heart: A Post-Purity Reflection on Faith and Friendship," Libya Kate examines the damaging effects of purity culture on women and female friendships. Ultimately, she redefines what "purity" means for herself, as a liberating concept for women of faith. 

Libya first encountered God as a teenager at a Baptist church at 15 years old. She now identifies as a non-denominational Christian. Libya enjoys robust discussion about faith, as well as reading novels, and rooibus tea. 

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]]> Pure in Heart by Libya Kate Libya Kate, Sarah James 00:19:02 In "Pure in Heart: A Post-Purity Reflection on Faith and Friendship," Libya Kate examines the damaging effects of purity culture on women and female friendships. In "Pure in Heart: A Post-Purity Reflection on Faith and Friendship," Libya Kate examines the damaging effects of purity culture on women and female friendships. wellington, contemplative spirituality, baptist faith, personal essay, female friendship, sacred feminine, personal growth, post-purity, women of faith, female sexuality, feminist essay, feminism, personal narrative, purity culture, new zealand, non-denominational christianity, friendship no full 4 1 73c9b1b8-ff8f-4151-acd6-8a8320070208 Absence Makes the Heart by Heather Burtman Heather Burtman is a recent graduate of Yale Divinity School. Her hometown is Eau Claire, WI and she currently lives in Boston. She was raised somewhere between non-denominational and Baptist and has more recently attended an Episcopal Church. She is still searching for a church home and exploring what it means to hold space for both doubt and faith. She has previously been published in Image Journal and in the New York Times Modern Love section. 

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]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Heather Burtman) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/absence-makes-the-heart-by-heather-burtman-THQZcZ5o Heather Burtman is a recent graduate of Yale Divinity School. Her hometown is Eau Claire, WI and she currently lives in Boston. She was raised somewhere between non-denominational and Baptist and has more recently attended an Episcopal Church. She is still searching for a church home and exploring what it means to hold space for both doubt and faith. She has previously been published in Image Journal and in the New York Times Modern Love section. 

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]]> Absence Makes the Heart by Heather Burtman Heather Burtman 00:16:47 In "Absence Makes the Heart," Heather Burtman reflects upon her experience staying at a monastery over her twenty-seventh birthday and the interwoven nature of absence and presence in light of love and faith. In "Absence Makes the Heart," Heather Burtman reflects upon her experience staying at a monastery over her twenty-seventh birthday and the interwoven nature of absence and presence in light of love and faith. yale divinity school, love, pandemic, relationships, absence, presence, monks, existentialism, faith, quiet, compline, god, moving, home, covid, divinity school, monastery no full 3 1 cb6afe39-758f-4bff-9792-5421a7e2e0ab Ridiculous But True by Claire Ashmead Claire Ashmead is from Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from Princeton in 2017 and obtained a Masters in fiction through the University of Edinburgh in 2018. She works as a research assistant and is studying medicine, which she hopes to bring to underserved communities in her home city. She comes from a single-parent home and was not brought up with religious faith, but in the past has attended Anglican services. 

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]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Claire Ashmead, C.C. Ashmead) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ridiculous-but-true-by-claire-ashmead-onbSz2Ro Claire Ashmead is from Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from Princeton in 2017 and obtained a Masters in fiction through the University of Edinburgh in 2018. She works as a research assistant and is studying medicine, which she hopes to bring to underserved communities in her home city. She comes from a single-parent home and was not brought up with religious faith, but in the past has attended Anglican services. 

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]]> Ridiculous But True by Claire Ashmead Claire Ashmead, C.C. Ashmead 00:09:23 In this episode, Claire Ashmead reads her essay, "Ridiculous But True," an examination of the mysteries of faith, atheism, and attending services at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. In this episode, Claire Ashmead reads her essay, "Ridiculous But True," an examination of the mysteries of faith, atheism, and attending services at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. edinburgh, church, contemplative spirituality, st. giles, resurrection, e, scotland, existentialism, faith, scottish, spiritual questions, doubt, hope, community, god, christianity, personal narrative, fiction, yoda, trust, atheism no full 2 1 5aefb7ad-3fe1-41b0-a1c5-1674454fc7f1 Wrong Is Not My Name by Kimi Bryson Kimi Bryson is a writer, Black feminist, PhD student, and gluten free baker. Her writing and research explores sexuality, gender, faith, and race. She was raised in an evangelical Christian church, but her faith now reflects the spiritual insight of womanist theologians, Black feminist thinkers, and women writers. Follow her at @kiminoelle on Instagram. 

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]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2020 09:00:00 +0000 sarahjames@clerestorymag.com (Kimi Bryson) https://the-clerestory-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/wrong-is-not-my-name-by-kimi-bryson-v0HW1Ukl Kimi Bryson is a writer, Black feminist, PhD student, and gluten free baker. Her writing and research explores sexuality, gender, faith, and race. She was raised in an evangelical Christian church, but her faith now reflects the spiritual insight of womanist theologians, Black feminist thinkers, and women writers. Follow her at @kiminoelle on Instagram. 

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]]> Wrong Is Not My Name by Kimi Bryson Kimi Bryson 00:13:52 In the first episode of the Clerestory Podcast, Kimi Bryson reads her essay "Wrong Is Not My Name," a reflection on identity, deconstruction, the nature of hope, and not abandoning oneself. In the first episode of the Clerestory Podcast, Kimi Bryson reads her essay "Wrong Is Not My Name," a reflection on identity, deconstruction, the nature of hope, and not abandoning oneself. black feminism, clerestorymagazine, audre lorde, glennon doyle, womanism, kimi bryson, june jordan, terry tempest williams, clerestorypodcast, clerestory, critical race theory, despair, faith, self-determination, doubt, hope, god, personal narrative, deconstruction, gender no full 1 1 f17c8529-623a-44cc-870b-4ee6c23053ea Introducing the Clerestory Podcast Introducing The Clerestory Podcast: Stories from Clerestory Magazine. Clerestory Magazine is a new space for writers, artists, and activists to reflect upon personal experience, social issues, and culture through contemplative modes of storytelling and inquiry. 

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]]> Introducing the Clerestory Podcast Sarah James 00:01:42 Introducing The Clerestory Podcast: Stories from Clerestory Magazine. Clerestory Magazine is a new space for writers, artists, and activists to reflect upon personal experience, social issues, and culture through contemplative modes of storytelling and inquiry. Introducing The Clerestory Podcast: Stories from Clerestory Magazine. Clerestory Magazine is a new space for writers, artists, and activists to reflect upon personal experience, social issues, and culture through contemplative modes of storytelling and inquiry. clerestory magazine, stories on contemplation and action no full 0 1