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Future ChristianAngela Williams Gorrell on What to do When You Don’t Know What to DoWhat do you do when life falls apart—and you have no idea what to do next?
In this heartfelt episode, Loren Richmond Jr. speaks with Rev. Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell, theologian, researcher, and author of Braving Difficult Decisions: What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do and Always On: The Gravity of Joy. Drawing from her own experience of profound grief and transformation, Angela shares how surrender, acceptance, and spiritual practices like meditation can open us to God’s presence—even in silence.
Together, they explore:
The difference between grasping...
2025-11-1151 min
More Human with Dr. AngelaOvercoming Digital Overwhelm: Insights from Craig MattsonIn this conversation, Angela Williams Gorrell and Craig Mattson explore the concept of digital overwhelm, based on Craig's book, and its implications on work culture, and the importance of mental and emotional wellbeing in a digital age.In this episode: digital overwhelm, workism, hustle culture, flourishing, wisdom literature, email communication, leadership, mental health, organizational culture, technologyCraig's book: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Overwhelm-Mid-Career-Guide-Coping/dp/1666772216 Craig's substack: https://themodeswitch.substack.comCraig's podcast Mode/Switch: https://open.spotify.com/show/59emGFzwyuNVWHIBGJA6Up
2025-10-2437 min
Pivot PodcastWhat to Do When You Don't Know What to Do (with Dr. Angela Gorrell)Religious decision making can feel overwhelming when you're caught between equally important values or facing an uncertain future. In this episode, Dr. Angela Williams-Gorrell shares her practical framework for faithful discernment that emerged from her own difficult choices, including leaving a tenured academic position and navigating divorce. As both a practical theologian and someone who has walked through complex decisions, Angela offers a process that honors both human wisdom and divine guidance, moving beyond quick fixes to help listeners engage in meaningful religious decision making.Angela's approach to religious decision making includes five key phases: recognizing the "...
2025-07-1739 min
Conversing with Mark LabbertonHow to Make Difficult Decisions, with Angela Williams GorrellWhat do you do when you don't know what to do? Angela Williams Gorrell joins Mark Labberton to discuss her latest book, Braving Difficult Decisions. With poignant storytelling and theological depth, Gorrell shares how this book was born out of personal crucibles and a yearning to make sense of liminal, paralyzing spaces we all encounter—individually and communally. Together they explore how discernment is not just about decision-making but also about cultivating a life of wisdom, attentiveness, and spiritual depth. Rooted in Christian tradition yet capacious across communities and contexts, Gorrell invites listeners to slow down, ask de...
2025-06-1049 min
That Makes Total Sense!Episode 298 – Angela Williams GorrellMy kids tell me I’m a Hufflepuff. I don’t exactly deny it and encounters like the one Angela and I had might just add evidence to their label, lol! One minute we found ourselves sitting at dinner together, each invited by friends to a table where we didn’t know most of the diners, and the … Continue reading Episode 298 – Angela Williams Gorrell
2025-04-281h 04
Escape To Your Day With A Game-Changing Full Audiobook.Braving Difficult Decisions by Angela Williams GorrellPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/229388to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Braving Difficult Decisions
Author: Angela Williams Gorrell
Narrator: Angela Williams Gorrell
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
Release date: 04-15-25
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Genres: Spiritual Growth
Publisher's Summary:
Braving Difficult Decisions is a pathbreaking synthesis of spiritual insight and practical wisdom that cuts through the thicket of uncertainty toward a future you can fully embrace.
2025-04-155h 50More Human with Dr. AngelaTransform Your Stress & FrustrationAngela Williams Gorrell discusses the importance of understanding and managing emotions. She provides practical tools for transforming difficult feelings into constructive actions, emphasizing the significance of feeling emotions, getting precise about them, exploring their origins, evaluating personal narratives, and ultimately accepting reality to regain personal power.
2025-04-0910 min
Awakened Conscious ConversationsThe Art of Surrender: Finding Peace in Difficult Life ChoicesAngela Williams Gorrell is a speaker, consultant, and an ordained minister in the Mennonite Church USA with over fourteen years of ministry experience. She has taught at schools including Yale University, Baylor University, and Fuller Seminary. Her research has been highlighted by the New York Times, NPR, and the Washington Post among others. Her publications include Always On: Practicing Faith in a New Media Landscape and The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found.Angela William Gorell shares her framework for navigating life's difficult decisions through practical and spiritual guidance. Drawing from...
2025-03-2446 min
Familying the FaithHelping Parents Make Decisions with Dr. Angela GorrellHello Friends,
Welcome to Episode 16 of the Familying the Faith Podcast by Vibrant Faith.
We’re all about connecting with ministry leaders who want to dig into THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB in today’s church, and that is connecting with and uplifting parents— the primary faith-forming agents in our world and helping them grow in their capacity and confidence as they share a vibrant faith in Jesus with the next generation.
We have such a special treat for you today! We asked our friend Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell to...
2024-11-0538 min
No Small Endeavor with Lee C. CampUnabridged Interview: Christian Wiman
This is our unabridged interview with Christian Wiman. “Suffering, I think, catalyzes an intimacy that couldn't happen otherwise.” Christian Wiman, renowned poet and teacher at Yale Divinity School, does not say these words flippantly. Two decades ago, he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and given a life expectancy of five years. He has lived the past twenty years in the shadow of death and the grip of despair. In this episode, while discussing his recent memoir “Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair,” Christian explores faith, doubt, joy...
2024-10-291h 07
No Small Endeavor with Lee C. CampChristian Wiman: Poetry Against Despair
“Suffering, I think, catalyzes an intimacy that couldn't happen otherwise.” Christian Wiman, renowned poet and teacher at Yale Divinity School, does not say these words flippantly. Two decades ago, he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and given a life expectancy of five years. He has lived the past twenty years in the shadow of death and the grip of despair. In this episode, while discussing his recent memoir “Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair,” Christian explores faith, doubt, joy, and sorrow in the way only a great poet can, taking the stuff...
2024-10-2453 min
No Small Endeavor with Lee C. CampUnabridged Interview: Angela Williams Gorrell
This is our unabridged interview with Angela Williams Gorrell.
What is joy? Is it equatable with happiness, or pleasure, or both? Is it to be found in a career, or a romantic partner, or a religion? And if we were to manage it, would our lives forever be free from sorrow, pain, and suffering?
In this episode, author and professor Angela Williams Gorrell, who was teaching a class on joy at Yale when she lost three people that she loved in a four-week span, describes her personal experience of finding joy amidst loss.
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2024-05-1451 min
No Small Endeavor with Lee C. CampAngela Williams Gorrell and Miroslav Volf: On Joy and Sorrow (Best of NSE)
What is joy? Is it equatable with happiness, or pleasure, or both? Is it to be found in a career, or a romantic partner, or a religion? And if we were to manage it, would our lives forever be free from sorrow, pain, and suffering?
In this episode, two guests discuss joy, describing both what it is and, perhaps more importantly, what it is not. Author and professor Angela Williams Gorrell, who was teaching a class on joy at Yale when she lost three people that she loved in a four-week span, describes her personal experience of...
2024-05-0954 min
The Grief Sisters PodcastCatch up with the Grief Sisters! Recap season 2 and learn how they plan to breath life into Season 3!Coach Stef & Dr. Angela share new things they are doing in their lives, the ways they are rebuilding after grief, and what they gained from season 2! They highlight their favorite moments and insights from season 2 guests, which will help you figure out which episodes will be especially helpful to you and people you love! The Grief Sisters want to hear what you think so please email them: thegriefsisters@gmail.com
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2023-05-0439 minThe Grief Sisters PodcastAn episode of HOPE. You are worthy of care!Our guest, Macy Workman, will be a healing BALM to your soul. You will be so encouraged by her words. Trust me, this is the pick-up you need. She talks about living with chronic pain that began when she was just five years young. Macy reflects on the grief of not being believed, what she realized lately about letting others care for her, what it’s like to be a mom with chronic pain, and what she has done when she struggled with whether her life was worth living. You will hear amazing things you can do to make an...
2023-04-2652 minThe Grief Sisters PodcastAn interview with NBA Athletic Trainer, Scottie Parker! How to navigate the Grief of Chronic Pain!It’s NBA playoffs time and today’s episode is with Scottie Parker, the Head Athletic Trainer for the Atlanta Hawks! Scottie has actually worked with three professional sports teams. Coach Stef and Scottie realize they love the same football team and we learn what it felt like for Scottie to be a part of a Super Bowl Champion Team, the Seattle Seahawks! You will also hear about the grief of injury and chronic pain, what it means for Scottie to live at the intersection of movement and meaning, and about Scottie’s loss of a loved one to suicide. Scotti...
2023-04-191h 02
The Grief Sisters PodcastFinding meaning after the loss of a spouse.Angie Gray gets real about becoming a widow at 31. You will hear how she learned to be gentle with herself and even do things for her “future self” when she could not quite imagine the future she was living toward. Angie shares how helpful a dog companion can be, what talk therapy can do for you, what touch therapy is, and a special place that helped her, Camp Widow. If you’re looking for relief, Angie has a lot of ideas for you and will help you to do beautiful things for your future self.
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2023-04-1248 min
The Grief Sisters PodcastHow to talk suicide with Youth & Why you should! Helen says: If it's Mentionable it's Manageable!We invite you to listen in to Coach Stef interviewing Helen Aragon. Helen is a retired Middle School Counselor with extensive experience helping Middle School students and staff through difficult life circumstances, including grief, loss, depression, anxiety and suicide prevention. Helen will charm you with her lovely voice and her stories. Learn powerful tools to help talk about suicide with teens and others!
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2023-04-051h 00
Sound of the GenuineAngela Gorrell: Finding Joy in BelongingThis week Dr. Reyes talks to Rev. Dr. Angela Gorrell about her struggles in early childhood as she sought spaces to belong and the supportive family and community that cultivated her early gifts in writing and public speaking. She is passionate about creating collaborative communities where people can prevent illnesses of the soul, unlamented pain, and uncultivated belonging.Angela Williams Gorrell is an author and consultant, working with people and teams to help them thrive. She is an ordained pastor in the Mennonite Church USA. Her most recent work includes the book Always On: P...
2023-03-3139 minThe Grief Sisters PodcastIs it possible to forgive and heal after divorce and loss? With Rev. Dr. Stillwell.The Rev. Dr. Stillwell talks music, forgiveness, and healing with us. His words will be a balm to your soul. He has led Divorce Recovery workshops for over 30 years. If you know the grief of rejection or failure, reimagining your future, or putting your life back together again, his reflections on moving forward will bring you comfort and inspire you.
Dr. Stillwell’s Website: http://drjamesstillwell.com
Connect with Dr. Stillwell on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjamesstillwellministries/
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https://forksbaptist.org/divorce-recovery/
If you live in central KY, the Fall 2023 semester of Divorce Recovery Workshop will...
2023-03-2953 minThe Grief Sisters PodcastYou have a right to Sleep! Especially after a loss. Listen and sleep better tonight.So many great nuggets and tips for sleep and health in this episode. Today we interview Dr. Angela's long time friend Sanjeev Javia AKA "Jeevers".
As a nutritional biochemist and CEO of Javia Wellness, he has spent his life finding solutions to some of life's biggest hurdles and how to support your body through trauma, aging and stress in general..
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2023-03-2258 minThe Grief Sisters Podcast(Bonus) Get Calm NOW! Learn Calming, Breathing and Guided Meditation Techniques with Dr. AngelaDr. Angela shares the process of guided meditation and how to use this meditation as a form of healing and relief from suffering. Enjoy! We hope that you find this episode especially helpful! ( Get your free guided meditation journal at thegrefsisters.com )
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2023-03-1512 min
The Grief Sisters PodcastTedashii will give you Big Virtual Hug you didn’t know you needed! Navigating the grief storm. S2E1Known for his distinct, deep voice and versatile flow, Texas-born artist Tedashii is on this week’s episode of The Grief Sisters podcast and yes, he sings! This heartwarming conversation is full of hard-won wisdom and a love for fatherhood. You will be inspired and moved. He talks about the effects of the pandemic on his work and shares about the death of his one year old son. He reflects on who rescued him afterward, what helped him to keep going, and what Chase means to him.
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2023-03-081h 15The Grief Sisters PodcastCoach Stef recaps the best of Season 1, shares her heart about why February is hard, and introduces The 5 Steps to Rise From Grief and Trauma Program!Coach Stef is with us today summarizing Season 1 and giving us a tease into what is in store for Season 2! It's gona blow your mind! Listen in as she shares her heart about how February triggers her. She also gives her perspective on the first season of The Grief Sisters Podcast and introduces The New 5 Steps to RISE Private Membership Program and how you can Join for only $15!
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2023-02-0821 min
The Grief Sisters PodcastStuck in Grief? Want to know about trauma and are you afraid you will always be controlled by your grief? We have been there! S1 E10During this insightful and helpful episode, you’ll hear from Prof. Frida Rundell, a teacher, special needs teacher, and educational psychologist who is an expert in trauma, grief, and storytelling. She explores the concept of “trauma,” and explains what is happening in our brains and bodies when we are traumatized by a traumatic event and what happens in us when we are triggered long afterward. Importantly, she provides practical ways to care for ourselves. She’s brilliant and the episode ends with an incredible poem she wrote in honor of her beloved husband, Michael, who died in August 2021. Read Prof. Ru...
2023-02-0144 minThe Grief Sisters PodcastWhy did this Happen? Trying to Make Sense of Death and Tragedy. S1 E9Listen to Dr. Angela interview Coach Stef about the passing of her son, Mason, when he was just 22 years young. How can we honor our loved ones after they pass away? What does Coach Stef want other parents who have lost children to death to know? How can we support people who have had a child die? Coach Stef shares the kindest and most loving things people have done for her over the last 6 years since Mason’s death.
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2023-01-2558 min
The Grief Sisters PodcastThey are here one day and gone the next. The utter shock, and fear we feel when you can't help someone you love. S1 E8Our guest today gets vulnerable and raw and you will absolutely love her! Stephanie Maez, the Executive Director of the Outdoor Foundation, and her family suffered a huge amount of trauma and fear when her son was wrongly accused of murder when he was only 18 years old. Stephanie tells of the day she found out he had been arrested and all that he and her family went through while he was incarcerated, released, and their story after the real murderer was found and convicted. This episode is so powerful for anyone who feels alone and helpless in their grief...
2023-01-181h 00The Grief Sisters PodcastWhy am I STUCK in Phase 1 of Grief? And how to start to get unstuck? For yourself or someone you love? S1 E7Dr. Angela and Coach Stef describe the facets of phase one of grief—the shock, the feelings, the needs, and why it’s wildly difficult. If you’re knee-deep in phase one, you will feel seen in this episode. If you love someone experiencing phase one of grief, this episode will help you support them.
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2023-01-1153 min
The Grief Sisters PodcastFeeling Helpless and the shoulda-woulda-coulda’s in Grief. S1 E6The Grief Sisters know suffering! Together, in 2017 we lost 4 family members in a 7 week period. Join us today while we talk with our baby sister, Jenna, about loving and losing our dad who was one of the most outgoing and vivacious men we knew. Later in his life, he became addicted to Opioids. We discuss the pain and difficulties that we suffered while watching him change and the hardship of trying to get him the help he needed. We also give helpful help to those who feel powerless in their grief and begin to gain relief from the "Shoulda W...
2023-01-0459 min
The Grief Sisters PodcastThe “Ugly Cry” weeks after a loss and how I processed grief, An Interview with Molly M Galbraith. S1 E5Have You Experienced the Sudden Death of a Loved One who Died Far too Young? Description: Listen to Molly M Galbraith, bravely talk about the life and death of her beloved sister, Summer, just two months after Summer died. Molly is the co-founder of Girls Gone Strong (GGS), the world’s largest platform providing evidence-based health, fitness, nutrition, pregnancy, and menopause education for women and the health and fitness professionals who work with them—including industry-leading certification programs and coaching. Dr. Angela and Coach Stef talk with Molly about the importance of self-care in grief and actionable steps/tools that...
2022-12-281h 05The Grief Sisters PodcastMy heart hurts so much! Will I ever feel ok again? S1 E4Coach Stef interviews Dr. Angela about her 3 years at Yale researching joy. They discuss what joy is, why joy is possible when you’re suffering, obstacles to joy, and gateways to joy. If you want to become more open to joy, this episode is for you!
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2022-12-2154 min
The Grief Sisters Podcast(Bonus) Guided meditation for grief and anxious thoughts by The Grief Sisters. S1 E3Welcome to The Grief Sisters Podcast where today we share our 5-day relief from grief and anxiety-guided meditation track. In the first 7 minutes of this podcast, Coach Stef shares the process of guided meditation and how to use this meditation as a form of healing and relief from suffering. the Meditation begins at minute 7:15 of this episode. Enjoy and we hope that you find this episode especially helpful!
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2022-12-0619 minThe Grief Sisters PodcastHow do I Survive the Holidays or Anniversaries with Grief? We’ve got you. S1 E2How do I Survive the Holidays with Grief? We’ve got you. Description: Dr. Angela and Coach Stef discuss the concept of “Empty Chair Grief” and provide meaningful ways to honor your grieving process and/or your loved ones during the time leading up to a holiday or anniversary and on the actual day. They give lots of examples of how they have navigated holidays and discuss 5 main things you can do right now to find relief during holidays and anniversaries.
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2022-12-061h 21The Grief Sisters PodcastWho are The Grief Sisters? S1 E1Coach Stef and Dr. Angela describe their backgrounds, their sisterhood, why they made this podcast, and the GRIEF AND JOY that brings them together. Spoiler alert: We know suffering!
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2022-10-1900 min
Igniting ImaginationThe Gravity of Joy with Angela Gorrell“America’s crisis of despair crashed into my life while I was getting paid to think about joy,” is how Dr. Angela Gorrell begins her book on joy and that is where we begin our conversation. What is authentic joy and how do you experience joy when there is so much to NOT be joyful about? One key, says Dr. Gorrell, is to recognize joy as a gift, like grace, and not something you can pursue like the “choose joy” coffee mugs and wall hangings imply. This episode includes a dynamic discussion between Lisa and Gil about the “we” and “I” cultur...
2022-09-0752 min
Things AboveConversation with Angela GorrellJames Bryan Smith has a Things Above conversation with Angela Gorrell about her latest book, “The Gravity of Joy.” Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell joined Baylor’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary in Fall 2019 as Assistant Professor of Practical Theology. Prior to joining the faculty at Baylor University, she was an Associate Research Scholar at the […]
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2022-06-0851 min
The Happy Hour with Jamie IveyHH #495 The Gravity of Joy with Dr. Angela GorrellWhat a word from today’s guest, Rev. Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell. Angela Gorrell is a speaker and writer about Christian spirituality, joy, meaning, and the interconnected nature of mental and spiritual health. She is Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at Baylor University and author of The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found.Shortly after being hired by Yale University to study and teach the beauty of joy, Angela stepped into the hardest season of her life losing 3 people she loved within 4 weeks. She went on a journey to find out joy’s plac...
2022-05-1849 min
Public Worship and the Christian LifeAngela Williams Gorrell on the Gravity of Joy for Young PeoplePractical theologian Angela Williams Gorrell shares how experiencing life's challenges and sorrows is also an opportunity to share in its joy. Contact Us | worship.calvin.edu
2022-05-1734 min
Seattle Mennonite Church SermonsMary StayedDeath may not be the end of the story, but death is in the story. Like many of us, Mary is deeply feeling grief, loss and trauma after the loss of a beloved friend. She goes to the tomb, sad and disoriented and from the midst of those feelings, she encounters God. The resurrection joy she experiences does not take away her trauma but it does transform it. God is calling each of our names too, coming alongside and desiring joy and wholeness for all God's children even in the midst of our pain.
2022-04-1718 min
ing PodcastEpisode 13: "Rejoicing" (with special guest, Rev. Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell)In this week's episode, ~ing host Allison Maus is joined by author, professor, and minister, Rev. Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell, professor at Baylor's George W. Truett Theological Seminary. Today's conversation explores themes from Rev. Dr. Williams Gorrell's recently published book, The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found. What does joy mean, and how to people of faith find joy amid all the turbulence of our world today? In her book, Rev. Dr. Williams Gorrell admits, "My vocation was supposed to be joy, and I was speaking at funerals.” This episode brings wisdom from her personal li...
2022-04-0538 min
The Well UnfilteredEpisode 8 - JoyOn this episode of The Well, Nicole and Mindie host special guest, Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell, Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at Baylor University’s George W.Truett Theological Seminary and author of “The Gravity of Joy”. Listen to how she redefines the meaning of joy and how seeking it transforms our relationship to God and each other.
RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Angela's Website: www.angelagorrell.com
Her Book: The Gravity of Joy by Angela Williams Gorrell
Joy Unspeakable by Barbara A. Holmes
Andrew Sullivan New York Magazine Article
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2022-01-1842 min
Because It Is: A Podcast of Second Baptist-Downtown Little RockGravity of JoyIn this episode, Pastor, Preston Clegg, and Associate Pastor, Suzanne Cain, talk with Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell about her book The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found. Dr. Gorrell researches and teaches courses on joy, meaning-making, Christ
2021-12-2200 min
Justice. Mercy. Faith.#InThisTogether: Ministry in Times of Crisis (Part I)Christian Citizen editor Curtis Ramsey-Lucas sits down with Greg Mamula and Angela Gorrell for a conversation around their respective contributions to the book, “#InThisTogether: Ministry in Times of Crisis,” on what we've learned about the Church, our communities, and ourselves during the pandemic and other crises our nation has faced over the last year.At The Christian Citizen, we’re passionate about justice, mercy, and faith. We produce award-winning content that is provocative, timely, and relevant. What started 25 years ago as a print-only publication is now a digital-first multi-platform media brand. We’ve added an award-winning weekly e...
2021-06-0148 min
The DistilleryAngela Gorrell | Finding Joy in SorrowIn this episode, Angela talks with Sushama Austin-Connor about her research on joy and her book The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found. They consider how we can study joy with a theological lens, how our emotions are always teaching us something, and how joy is a realization of relatedness and connection. Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell is an ordained pastor and assistant professor of practical theology at Baylor’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary. Prior to joining the faculty at Baylor, she was an Associate Research Scholar at the Yale Center for Fa...
2021-05-2854 min
No Small Endeavor with Lee C. CampThe Gravity of Joy: Angela Williams Gorrell (with Miroslav Volf)
An interview with Angela Williams Gorrell, Professor of Practical Theology at Baylor University, and author of a new book entitled The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found. Angela recounts her own experiences with the sudden, tragic, and nearly simultaneous losses of three family members; how America’s current crisis of despair can be traced and understood through suicide and addiction rates; and the surprising ways in which gateways to joy can be found in the midst of deep grief; plus, additional commentary from Angela’s former boss at Yale, Miroslav Volf, on the connection between joy...
2021-05-0659 min
TCN Podcast ChannelTodd Talks--Angela GorrellDr. Angela Williams Gorrell, Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at Truett Seminary, shares about her new book, The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found. We will discuss Angela’s discovery of an authentic, grounded Christian joy and the invitation resilient joy serves as a counteragent to the twenty-first-century epidemics of despair, addiction, and suicide—a call to action for communities that yearn to find joy and are willing to “walk together through the shadows” to find it.
2021-05-0541 min
Step Inside The Most Uplifting Full Audiobook Today!The Gravity of Joy by Angela Williams GorrellPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/227182to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Gravity of Joy
Author: Angela Williams Gorrell
Narrator: Angela Williams Gorrell
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
Release date: 03-31-21
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 23 ratings
Genres: Death & Grief
Publisher's Summary:
Less than a year after joining the Theology of Joy and the Good Life project at the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, Angela Gorrell got word that a close family member had died by suicide. Less than a month later, she lost her father to a fatal opioid addiction and her nephew, only 22 years old, to...
2021-03-317h 51
Crackers and Grape JuiceEpisode 301: Angela Gorrell - The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Lost and Being Found“My vocation was supposed to be joy, and I was speaking at funerals.” Shortly after being hired by Yale University to study joy, Angela Gorrell got word that a close family member had died by suicide. Less than a month later, she lost her father to a fatal opioid addiction and her nephew, only twenty-two years old, to sudden cardiac arrest. The theoretical joy she was researching at Yale suddenly felt shallow and distant—completely unattainable in the fog of grief she now found herself in. But joy was closer at hand than it seemed. As she be...
2021-03-2655 min
For the Life of the World / Yale Center for Faith & CultureThe Gravity of Joy / Angela GorrellTheologian Angela Gorrell discusses her book The Gravity of Joy, a theological memoir that lays bare the experience of finding the bright sorrow of joy alongside devastating grief, suffering, and pain. The book recounts her experience of joining the Yale Center for Faith & Culture in 2016 as an Associate Research Scholar for our Theology of Joy and the Good Life Project and to teach our Yale undergraduate course, Life Worth Living. That winter, the reality, the extent, and the dangerous potential of joy would become devastatingly clear. The highly abstract question of what it means to live a life worth...
2021-03-1334 min
Profane FaithS.5 E.17 The Gravity of Joy: Dr. Angela Williams GorrellWhat happens when Joy, pain, suffering, and lament come together....well, find out when my guest Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell joins me this week talking about her new book and research.
Angela is an assistant professor of practical theology at Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University. She previously served as an Associate Research Scholar at the Yale Center for Faith and Culture.
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Things Not Seen PodcastSeeing Beyond Grief: Angela Williams GorrellIn her recent book, The Gravity of Joy, our guest Angela Williams Gorrell invites readers on a hope-filled journey into the heart of unimaginable grief and back again. Her work invites readers to see the complex relationship between despair and joy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-03-0759 min
Wesley Seminary Podcast#171 Rev. Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell: Healthy Social Media Habits#171 Rev. Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell: Healthy Social Media Habits by Aaron Perry
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For the Life of the World / Yale Center for Faith & CultureAlways, Always On: Technology, Digital Life, and New Media / Angela GorrellHow do visions of flourishing life converge in the new media landscape? Theologian Angela Gorrell (Baylor University) reflects on the challenges and opportunities of technology and digital life, especially those that reveal to us who we are, who we are becoming, and to whom we belong.Show NotesThe purpose of Always on: Practicing Faith in a New Media LandscapeNew media: not just social media, but entertainment, productivity, tools, and moreHow to develop interested conversations about the impact of new media on moral, relational, political, and spiritual life.How do visions of flourishing life converge in...
2020-10-1147 min