Sophfronia Scott speaks to Encountering Silence about her latest book, in which she explores her interest in the Trappist monk Thomas Merton.

Sophfronia Scott: Silence, the Seeker, and the Monk

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A conversation with spiritual writer and teacher Marilyn McEntyre, author of books like "Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies."

Marilyn McEntyre: Silence, Words, and Telling the Truth

A conversation with Maki Ashe Van Steenwyk, author and excecutive director of the Minneapolis-based Center for the Prophetic Imagination.

Ashe Van Steenwyk: Silence, Queer Spirituality, and the Prophetic Imagination

A conversation with Buddhist author and former nun Kaira Jewel Lingo.

Kaira Jewel Lingo: We Were Made for These Times

A conversation with Dr. Joy Schroeder, co-author of "Voices Long Silenced"

Joy A. Schroeder: Encountering the Silenced Voices of Women Biblical Interpreters

We speak with noted contemplative translator Carmen Acevedo Butcher on the occasion of her latest mystical translation: Brother Lawrence's "Practice of the Presence."

Sophfronia Scott: Silence, the Seeker, and the Monk

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