Laurel Mathewson – Teresa of Avila

Who was Teresa of Avila? What wisdom or insight can a Spanish mystic from the 1500’s possibly offer today’s Christian?

Brent talks with Laurel Mathewson about her new Whitaker House book called ‘An Intimate Good: A Skeptical Christian Mystic in Conversation with Teresa of Avila’.

Laurel is an Anglican priest.  She’s worked in academia, in media and in ministry.  Laurel is the editor of ‘The Interior Castle: Exploring a Spiritual Classic as a Modern Reader’ and she’s written award winning work for ‘Sojourners’ Magazine, Geez Magazine and ‘The Christian Century’. 

• (1:05) Laurel’s background;
• (3:30) Teresa;
• (5:50) Opposition;
• (6:30) Knowing God better and ‘The Interior Castle’;
• (8:30) Teresa’s experiences of God;
• (10:00) Gifts from God;
• (11:00) The dwellings;
• (15:30) Laurel’s own experiences of God;
• (19:40) God is our lover;
• (22:10) The fire or love of God;
• (24:00) Visions;
• (25:30) The dark night of the soul.

Links mentioned in this episode:

laurelmathewson.com

www.amazon.com/Intimate-Good-Skeptical-Christian-Conversation/dp/B0C8C9DR57

www.whitakerhouse.com

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