Thomas Merton was a writer and a Trappist monk. In today's Forecast, Josh goes through the first chapter of Thomas Merton on the Vocation of Writing​, ​edited by Robert Inchausti, identifying and commenting on Merton's writing about vocation and the ministry of writing. Ultimately, Merton says we are all called to become new creations in Christ and participate in Christ's work of making all things new, and writing is one of the ways we can do that. Merton also points out limits of language and tensions between seeking union with God and writing about that experience. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 20: Thomas Merton and the Vocation of Writing (Part 2)

Forecast&nbsp;seeks glimpses of heaven on earth through conversations about people's lives and work.The podcast of Foreshadow, a spirituality literary magazine, Forecast explores Foreshadow's themes in further depth and in a different format.The podcast is co-hosted by Josh Seligman (based in the UK), Will Shine (based in the US) and Jarel Paguio (also based in the US).The co-hosts and their guests come from different traditions, mostly among the Christian faith. Thus, this podcast seeks common ground and critical, constructive engagement among different perspectives.The opinions shared on&nbsp;Forecast&nbsp;do not necessarily represent the views of the co-hosts or&nbsp;Foreshadow.​We publish a new episode every other week.Most of our episodes are conversations with a guest. However, some episodes explore a relevant text, such as a book, film or music album.Join the conversation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.