The Pocket Contemplative

Episode 115: "Spiritual Tourism" Gives Hope in Disorienting Times


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It feels like America's cultural and political life has never been more fragmented and jarring--but a little reflection will suggest that 50 years ago was even crazier, with assassinations and rioting and lies from the White House. In 1965, young Roger Dewey took a spiritual and cultural journey through Latin America that he wrote about in his book The Hitchhiking Diaries. It transformed both his faith and his social conscience. Fifty years later, he and his wife, Claire, revisited the experience and came back with fresh perspective for hopeful faith in this time of craziness. 

 

 

Mentioned in Today's Podcast

 

Books

  • The Hitchhiking Diaries: A Young Man's Adventure Through Latin America in 1965  | Roger Dewey

 

What I'm Into

 

  • The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective | Richard Rohr and Andreas Ebert.
  • Won't You Be My Neighbor Documentary
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