“A meditative blend of history and travelogue . . . brings the soundscape of the desert to life.”
― New Yorker















Dr. Kim Haines-Eitzen is a Professor of Religious Studies with specialties in Early Christianity, Early Judaism, and other ancient Mediterranean Religions at Cornell University. Her book Sonorous Desert: What Deep Listening Taught Early Christian Monks—and What It Can Teach Us explores the dynamic relationships between ambient environmental landscapes and the religious imagination, especially in the case of desert monasticism. Dr. Haines-Eitzen was born in Jerusalem and grew up in Nazareth. Exploring the Negev and Sinai deserts in her formative years has shaped her interest in deserts and solitude. She now divides her time between the lush Finger Lakes Region of New York State and the high desert of Southeastern Arizona.



Dr. Haines-Eitzen and I talk about the Mennonite hymnal, learning to listen more deeply to our surroundings, the sounds of the desert monasticism, mediocrity, slow thinking, and practicing the cello in the dark, and much more.



Visit Kim Haines-Eitzen at kimhaineseitzen.wordpress.com | IG: @kim_haines_eitzen















Episode Show Notes



Works by Kim Haines-Eitzen




Sonorous Desert: What Deep Listening Taught Early Christian Monks—and What It Can Teach Us








Resources & People Mentioned




Sonorous Desert: What Deep Listening Taught Early Christian Monks—and What It Can Teach Us 



Stuart Little by E.B. White



Alexander and the Magic Mouse by Martha Sanders



Early Manuscripts of the New Testament



Thomas Merton



Athanasius of Alexandria 



Anthony the Great



The Life of St. Anthony the Great by Athanasius of Alexandria








Drink Recommended




Ashwagandha tea with turmeric and milk
















photo pulled from kimhaineseitzen.wordpress.com

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