Miriam Dale is an award-winning poet-theologian. She has studied at Ridley College and Melbourne School of Theology. Her book, The Weight of Hope, won the 2016 SparkLit Young Australian Christian Writer award. She has lived Egypt, Germany, and Syria, and has been heavily involved in cross-cultural work from a young age. In this episode of Mission Unplugged, Mitch caught up with Miriam to talk about how cross-cultural understandings of the Bible expand our horizons, how faith, poetry, and contemplative prayer hang together, and what it's like to be an artist in the Church.
Mentioned in this episode: Miriam mentions Henri Nouwen, Richard Foster, and St Teresa of Avila as writers from the contemplative tradition that would be worth checking out for people wishing to explore contemplation.
Miriam's books, The Weight of Hope and The Common Condition, are available at https://miriamdalewritings.com/books
Connect with Miriam at https://miriamdalewritings.com
Or on Facebook @MiriamDaleWritings
Or on Instagram @MimPoet
Or on YouTube as the Armchair Poet, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCA_uGSzoOMzGg0RJ3dZLIg
Transcript available at http://embody.org.au/blog
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