

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley
Center for Action and Contemplation
Turning to the Mystics is a podcast for people searching for something more meaningful, intimate and richly present in the divine gift of their lives. James Finley, clinical psychologist and Living School faculty, offers a modern take on the historical contemplative practices of Christian mystics like Teresa of Avila, Thomas Merton, John of the Cross among others. Leaning into their experiences can become a gateway to hope, healing and oneness. Together with Kirsten Oates from the Center for Action and Contemplation, they explore listener questions and examine their own paths as modern contemplatives in this beautiful and broken world.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Turning to the Mystics with James Finley podcast:

#1 Mentioned in 9 episodes
Four quartets
#2 Mentioned in 6 episodes
The Philosophy of Gabriel Marcel

#3 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Revelations of Divine Love
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#4 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Tears of Things
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#5 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Way of a Pilgrim
#6 Mentioned in 2 episodes
A Ladder of Monks
and Twelve Meditations

#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
I and thou
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
A rumor of angels

#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Divine Comedy

#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Sound and the Fury

#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Bhagavad Gita
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Homo Viator, The Human Person, The Journeyer

#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Cloud of Unknowing
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Mystics and Zen Masters

#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Ascent of Mount Carmel

#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
On death and dying

#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The future of an illusion
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Thoughts in solitude

#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Zen and the birds of appetite

#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes