Robyn Wrigley-Carr — Evelyn Underhill’s Spiritual Formation
Robyn Wrigley-Carr returns to the Renovaré Podcast to talk with Nate about Evelyn Underhill — the 20th century author, spiritual director and retreat leader — and about Baron Friedrich Von Hügel, whose spiritual direction transformed Evelyn’s life with God.
Show Notes
[2:15] Here’s a quote from Eugene Peterson: “The most extensive and inviting introduction … a brilliantly written book.” How did it feel to have read that about your book?
[3:49] Could you tell me what is a baron and who is said Baron that was so impactful on Evelyn’s life, and on Eugene’s too?
[6:56] What were [Von Hügel’s] health issues?
[8:59] Why did [Von Hügel] only want to see [Evelyn Underhill] twice a year?
[ ] What would you say were some of the key components in [Evelyn Underhill’s] own formation?
[ ] Who were some of these folks that were influencing [Evelyn]?
[ ] I find it helpful to hear [Baron Von Hügel] doing spiritual direction in a very different way than we think of it… What would you say were some of Evelyn Underhill’s contributions to the discipline of spiritual direction?
[ ] What about [Evelyn’s] life inspires you
Resources
- The Spiritual Formation of Evelyn Underhill, by Robyn Wrigley-Carr
- Evelyn Underhill’s Prayer Book, by Robyn Wrigley-Carr
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Robyn Wrigley-Carr
Robyn Wrigley-Carr is Associate Professor in Theology and Spirituality at Alphacrucis College, Australia, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Charles Sturt University, Australia. Her doctorate, at the University of St Andrews, examined Baron Friedrich von Hügel as a spiritual director. As well as being an academic, Robyn is a spiritual director and retreat leader and she leads retreats in Australia and the UK. Her books include Music of Eternity: Meditations for Advent with Evelyn Underhill (The Archbishop of York’s Advent Book for 2021), The Spiritual Formation of Evelyn Underhill (2020) and Evelyn Underhill’s Prayer Book (2018, ed.). Robyn is on the Editorial Board and Book Reviews Editor for the Journal for the Study of Spirituality and on the Executive for the “International Network for the Study of Spirituality”
Nathan Foster
Nathan Foster is an author and host of Life With God, a Renovaré Podcast. Formerly, he was an Associate Professor of social work and served as the Andrews Chair in Spiritual Formation at Spring Arbor University. He was also a licensed clinical social worker and certified addictions counselor. Nathan has published two books, including The Making of an Ordinary Saint: My Journey from Frustration to Joy with the Spiritual Disciplines.