

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley
Center for Action and Contemplation
Turning to the Mystics is a podcast for people searching for something more meaningful, intimate and richly present in the divine gift of their lives. James Finley, clinical psychologist and Living School faculty, offers a modern take on the historical contemplative practices of Christian mystics like Teresa of Avila, Thomas Merton, John of the Cross among others. Leaning into their experiences can become a gateway to hope, healing and oneness. Together with Kirsten Oates from the Center for Action and Contemplation, they explore listener questions and examine their own paths as modern contemplatives in this beautiful and broken world.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Turning to the Mystics with James Finley podcast:

#1 Mentioned in 12 episodes
Four quartets

#2 Mentioned in 8 episodes
The Practice of the Presence of God
#3 Mentioned in 6 episodes
The Philosophy of Gabriel Marcel

#4 Mentioned in 5 episodes
The Cloud of Unknowing

#5 Mentioned in 4 episodes
Story of a Soul
#6 Mentioned in 4 episodes
St. Thérèse of Lisieux: Essential Writings
Modern Spiritual Masters Series (edited by Mary Frolich)

#7 Mentioned in 4 episodes
Revelations of Divine Love

#8 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Way of a Pilgrim

#9 Mentioned in 3 episodes
The Interior castle

#10 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Merton's Palace of nowhere
#11 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Tears of Things

#12 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Dark Knight of the Soul

#13 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Showings
Revelations of Divine Love

#14 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Ascent of Mount Carmel
#15 Mentioned in 2 episodes
A Ladder of Monks
and Twelve Meditations

#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
I and thou

#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Low life
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Dark Minds of the Soul
The Kabbalah of Shame
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
A rumor of angels

#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes










