The Modern Ascetic
autor: Sarah McGinnis and Taylor Zimmerman
On the Couch with Marshall Johns
O tomto podcastu
Join Sarah McGinnis and Taylor Zimmerman as they explore different topics at the intersection of Christian monastic spirituality and contemporary psychoanalysis. Sarah is an artist, worship leader, and trained in theological studies. Taylor is a pastor, pastoral counselor, and trained in advanced psychotherapy and psychoanalytic theory. Throughout the different episodes, they will bring their expertise and experience together to unpack complex psychoanalytic and theological ideas, provide new language and tools to understand our particular human experiences, and point to the rich spiritual realities underlying it all.
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Music: Sarah McGinnis
Artwork: Aaron May
Epizody
Nejnovějších 20 z 30 epizod
- On the Couch with Marshall Johns · 1 h 31 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 22Taylor and Sarah come back with another interview episode! This time with good friend, Marshall Johns, as he shares about his time in academia and its connection to his faith…
- Deadly Sins: Pride (2/2) · 1 h 30 minSarah and Taylor conclude not only their reflection on pride but the whole deadly sins season in this final episode on the twelve steps of humility. This episode includes an…
- Deadly Sins: Pride (1/2) · 1 h 25 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 20Taylor and Sarah begin the end of our season of the vices with a reflection on the special sin of pride, exploring the themes of exception, finitude, and idolatry. This episode…
- Deadly Sins: Envy (3/3) · 1 h 19 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 19Sarah and Taylor conclude their discussion of envy by exploring its counter virtue: gratitude—an emotional response to the meeting of a need with no strings attached. This…
- Deadly Sins: Envy (2/3) · 1 h 16 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 18Taylor and Sarah continue their discussion of envy delving deep into psychoanalytic theory to explore how our earliest relationships, and our dependency on them, create the…
- Deadly Sins: Envy (1/3) · 1 h 2 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 17Sarah and Taylor begin their discussion of envy by exploring how the early Christian tradition understood this vice and distinguished it from jealousy and covetousness. This…
- Deadly Sins: Vainglory (2/2) · 1 h 8 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 16Taylor and Sarah conclude their discussion of vainglory by identifying the narcissistic needs we all have and sharing practices to help cultivate the counter virtue of humility…
- Deadly Sins: Vainglory (1/2) · 1 h 11 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 15Sarah and Taylor begin their exploration of the complexities of the vice of vainglory—a vice most tempting for the holiest among us—and its connection to the psychoanalytic…
- Deadly Sins: Acedia/Sloth (2/2) · 1 h 10 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 14Taylor and Sarah conclude their discussion of acedia with an exploration of the psychoanalytic concept of resistance and the promotion of the counter-virtue of perseverance. This…
- Deadly Sins: Acedia/Sloth (1/2) · 1 h 10 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 14Sarah and Taylor begin their discussion of acedia with an analysis of listlessness, restlessness, and sadness as the noonday demon tempts us to act or not act in order to avoid…
- On the Couch with Jeremy Arnold · 1 h 1 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 13Taylor and Sarah give us something different with this episode—our first ever interview with Jeremy Arnold as he shares his move from pastoral ministry to psychotherapy. This…
- Deadly Sins: Wrath (3/3) · 1 h 23 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 12Sarah and Taylor conclude their episode on wrath with a reflection on righteous anger and holding the tension of love and hate. This episode includes a Santa fisticuffs, another…
- Deadly Sins: Wrath (2/3) · 1 h 29 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 11Taylor and Sarah continue their exploration of wrath with a reflection on sadomasochism—or those moments in relationships where wrath takes over and conflict becomes entrenched…
- Deadly Sins: Wrath (1/3) · 1 h 21 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 10Sarah and Taylor begin another three-part episode, this time focused on wrath! They begin their exploration with a discussion of paranoia, resentment, and narcissistic rage. This…
- Deadly Sins: Sadness (2/2) · 1 h 7 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 9Taylor and Sarah finish their descent into sadness with a discussion of violence turned inward before offering its antidote: grief, lament, and joy. This episode includes french…
- Deadly Sins: Sadness (1/2) · 1 h 20 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 8Sarah and Taylor begin their discussion of sadness—explaining why sadness is included in Evagrius's list of vices, how it intensifies all the other vices, and how it connects to…
- Deadly Sins: Avarice (2/2) · 1 h 5 minTaylor and Sarah finish their discussion of avarice with an exploration of the virtues of generosity and gratitude. This episode includes a prohibition on letter writing, famous…
- Deadly Sins: Avarice (1/2) · 1 h 19 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 6Sarah and Taylor begin their discussion on the vice of avarice, exploring the ways in which greed takes hold and its long-lasting systemic effects. This episode includes musings…
- Deadly Sins: Lust (3/3) · 1 h 27 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 5Taylor and Sarah finish their discussion of lust with a description of the virtue of chastity. This episode includes another Scrubs reference, a sexless advent, and an…
- Deadly Sins: Lust (2/3) · 1 h 29 min · Řada 2 Epizoda 4Sarah and Taylor continue their discussion of lust exploring patterns and styles in how folks make sense of their sexualities. This episode includes an Irish meetcute, a gas…







