Where do you belong? Where are your edges of belonging?
Belonging/not belonging is a universal and intimate experience that shapes our identities, self-confidence, rebellion and personal evolution. In Episode 2 of Tension of Emergence, Jennifer speaks with poet and theologian Pádraig Ó’Tuama about belonging and how it’s shaped by language through politics and theology.
At the heart of this conversation, Pádraig and Jennifer discuss:
- how language became a source of relief and rebellion as he navigated exclusion and belonging in beloved places and institutions;
- the importance of truth-telling to name and liberate what’s inconvenient and difficult; and
- how to create places where we all belong.
At the end, Jennifer offers a practice to help you explore and cultivate a sense of belonging for you and others in daily life.
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Pádraig Ó’Tuama is the author of many books including In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World, Readings from the Book of Exile and Borders and Belonging: The Book of Ruth, A Story for our Times with Glenn Jordan. He hosts the popular Poetry Unbound podcast with OnBeing Studios and The Corrymeela Podcast. Most recently Pádraig was the poet in residence at the Morton Deutsch International Centre for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution at Columbia University.
To learn more about Pádraig’s writing and work visit his website here.
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