Ep. 114 - Stina Kielsmeier-Cook "Blessed Are The Nones: Mixed-Faith Marriage and My Search for Spiritual Community"

Guest Info/Bio: This week we speak with Stina Kielsmeier-Cook about what it’s like being in an interfaith relationship. What does it look like when the other person in your relationship has a different faith or no faith at all? 

Stina is a writer from the cold north where she raises kids, maxes out her library card, and is usually late for church. A former housing advocate for refugees, Stina loves to talk about public policy, parenting, and her neighborhood in Minneapolis. She works as Director of Communications at the Collegeville Institute, where she is also the managing editor of Bearings Online. Stina has a graduate diploma in Forced Migration and Refugee Studies from the American University in Cairo, and a B.A. in Political Science from Wheaten College. 

Guest Published Works: Blessed Are the Nones: Mixed-Faith Marriage and My Search for Spiritual Community. 

Guest Website/Social Media:  www.stinakc.com  Twitter: @stina_kc  Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/stina.kc/  Instagram: @stina.kc 

Special guest music on this episode provided by: Forrest Clay  Twitter: @clay_k  Facebook: @ https://m.facebook.com/ClayKirchenbauer?tsid=0.15432717790991135&source;=result  Instagram: @forrestclaymusic 

Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: the brand new single, “Recover” and the singles “Love a Little More” and “Counting the Stars” Forrest Clay’s music is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, and anywhere good music is found. 

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