“[Belden] Lane invites us to see the world around us as nothing less than God around us.”
— James Martin, S.J.























Belden Lane is Professor Emeritus of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University, author of numerous books including The Solace of Fierce Landscapes: Exploring Desert and Mountain Spirituality and Backpacking with the Saints: Wilderness Hiking as Spiritual Practice. Belden Lane is a true elder, and in our conversation he exhibits that when we  talk about wild places, the rough play and laughter of God, grief after losing a son, what we can learn from trees, and much more.



Visit Belden Lane at his St. Louis University website.















Episode Show Notes



Books by Belden Lane




The Solace of Fierce Landscapes: Exploring Desert and Mountain Spirituality



Backpacking with the Saints: Wilderness Hiking as Spiritual Practice



The Great Conversation: Nature and the Care of the Soul



Ravished by Beauty: The Surprising Legacy of Reformed Spirituality



Landscapes of the Sacred: Geography and Narrative in American Spirituality



Desert Spirituality and Cultural Resistance: From Ancient Monks to Mountain Refugees (The 2010 J. J. Thiessen Lectures)








Resources & People Mentioned




Rainer Maria Rilke



Sayings of the Desert Fathers



Commentary on the Epistle to The Galatians by Martin Luther



Showings by  Julian of Norwich



Wendell Berry



Ed Abbey



Therese of Liseux



Mike Bennett



Douglas E. Christie



Carl Jung



Illuman



Richard Rohr



The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen



Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī



Hafez



Mary Oliver



David Whyte



Karl Barth



Saint Paul the Apostle



The Insurmountable Darkness of Love: Mysticism, Loss, and the Common Life by Douglas E. Christie



David the Dendrite








Drink Recommendation




Wee dram of Jameson Irish Whiskey
















Photo from St. Louis University website

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