A conversation hosted by Carolyn Arends with Chris Hall, and Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung on Why Vices Glitter in Stressful Times (and What to Do About It.)
An audio-only version is also available.
Here are some resources mentioned in the conversation.
Resources by, or recommended by, Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
- Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung: Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies
- Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung: Vainglory: The Forgotten Vice
- Tim Keller: Counterfeit Gods
- John Cassian: The Institutes
- Ruth Haley Barton: Invitation to Solitude and Silence
- Sharon Garlough Brown: Sensible Shoes and Remember Me
- M. Robert Mulholland: Invitation to a Journey and A Deeper Journey
Resources by, or recommended by, Chris Hall
- Chris Hall: Living Wisely with the Church Fathers
- The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Alphabetical Collection
- Lectio 365 App
- Chris’s friend Kevin Burns sermon
Other Resources Mentioned in the Webinar and Chat:
- Margaret Guenther: Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction
- Centering Prayer Mobile App
- Phyllis Tickle: The Divine Hours (Volume Three): Prayers for Springtime
- Celtic Daily Prayer was mentioned in the chat.
- Talking Back: A Monastic Handbook for Combating Demons
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Chris Hall
Chris Hall currently serves as President of Renovaré. Previously Chris was Director of Academic Spiritual Formation and Distinguished Professor of Theology at Eastern University. Chris is the author of a...
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Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
Rebecca K. DeYoung (Ph.D. University of Notre Dame) has enjoyed teaching ethics and the history of ancient and medieval philosophy at Calvin College for over 20 years. Her research focuses...
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Carolyn Arends
Carolyn oversees the Renovaré Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation as well as several other Renovaré initiatives, including the Book Club. She is also a recording artist, speaker, author, and college...
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Chris Hall
Christopher A. Hall is president of Renovaré.
He is associate editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, and his books include Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers, Learning Theology with the Church Fathers, and Worshiping with the Church Fathers.
Hall previously served at Eastern University for over twenty years in several roles, including chancellor, provost, dean of Palmer Seminary, dean of the Templeton Honors College, distinguished professor of theology, and director of academic spiritual formation.
Dr. Hall possesses a B.A. from UCLA in history, an M.A. in biblical studies from Fuller Theological Seminary, a Th.M. from Regent College, and a Ph.D. from Drew University. He has served in the pastorate overseas (France, 5 years) and in Canada (British Columbia, 2 years). He has also served as Director of Pastoral Care at New Jersey’s only state gero-psychiatric hospital.
Dr. Hall has ministered in Asia, Africa, South America, Europe, the Middle-East, Canada, and the United States. He serves on the editorial board of Christianity Today and was the associate editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. He has published articles and book reviews in Christianity Today, Catalyst, Christian History, inMinistry, Books and Culture, Christian Scholars Review, Modern Theology, and Crux.
He and his wife Debbie have three children, Nathan, Nathalie, and Joshua and are members of the Episcopal Church.
Chris Hall Teaching Samples
Chris's entire 22-lesson course on the Foundations of Christian Spirituality is available free of charge.
“Spiritual formation is intensely relational.” In the audio clip below, Chris Hall helps us understand how we become “ever more human as we become ever more like God.” Taken from a Renovaré Making Ordinary Saints Gathering in Paoli, PA.
Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
Rebecca DeYoung (Ph.D. University of Notre Dame) has enjoyed teaching ethics and the history of ancient and medieval philosophy at Calvin College for the past 20 years. Her research focuses on the seven deadly sins, as well as Thomas Aquinas’s work on virtue. Her books include Glittering Vices (Brazos), Vainglory (Eerdmans), and a co-authored volume entitled Aquinas’s Ethics (University of Notre Dame Press). Recent essays about various vices and virtues—hope, despair, sloth, courage, magnanimity, and vainglory—appear in Virtues and Their Vices (Oxford), Being Good (Eerdmans), and Cambridge Critical Guide to Aquinas’s De Malo, and the journals Res Philosophica, ACPQ, the Thomist, and Faith and Philosophy. Awards for her work include the Book and Essay Prize from the Character Project and the C.S. Lewis prize for Glittering Vices. She speaks widely, including opportunities to teach in prison. She and her husband live in Grand Rapids, near the beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline. They have four children ages 13-20.
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends is Renovaré's Director of Education.
As a songwriter and author, she is known for messages, songs, and books that stir the soul, and a warm, engaging style that leaves her audiences feeling like they’ve found a new best friend. She has written and released 12 albums and is the author of 3 critically acclaimed books. 15 of Carolyn’s songs have become top 10 radio singles on the Canadian pop and US Christian charts. Carolyn has earned 2 Dove Awards, 3 Juno Nominations, and was recognized as the West Coast Music Awards’ Songwriter of the Year. Her prose has been recognized by The Word Guild, The Evangelical Press Association and The Canadian Church Press Awards.
In addition to her busy touring and speaking schedule, Carolyn has been a regular columnist for Christianity Today and is an adjunct professor at ACTS Seminary, Pacific Life Bible College, and Columbia Bible College. She has a degree in Psychology and English from Trinity Western University and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Regent College. She lives in Surrey, BC with her husband, Mark, and their children Benjamin and Bethany.
In her role as the Director of Education for Renovaré, Carolyn oversees the Renovaré Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation, the Renovaré Book Club, and various other initiatives.
She continues to speak, sing, facilitate retreats, and lead songwriting and performance seminars.
Carolyn in Action
On learning to listen to and focus on God:
On being willing to be willing:
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