If you’ve struggled with questions about God, suffering, or whether faith can make sense of the world’s brokenness, you’re not alone. Poet Christian Wiman joins Amy Julia Becker to talk about pain, joy, doubt, and the lifelong hunger for God. Together, they explore a faith honest enough to hold both questions and hope.

S10 E10:

00:00 The Genesis of Glimmerings
04:41 Navigating Differences in Faith
12:24 The Role of Personal Encounters
18:45 The Intersection of Suffering and Longing for God
23:33 The Relationship Between Love, Suffering, and Hope
36:37 Sustaining Faith in Everyday Life
39:53 Cutting Through the Noise: Faith Beyond Differences

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ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Christian Wiman is the Clement-Muehl Professor of the Arts at Yale Divinity School. He is the author, editor, or translator of fifteen books, including Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair and Hammer Is the Prayer: Selected Poems.  His work appears regularly in Harper’s, The New Yorker, and Commonweal.

More about Chris: https://divinity.yale.edu/profile/christian-wiman

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