138 Is Humility Bad For Your Self-Esteem, or Good For Loving Others? (Voices from the Kellia)
About this episode
The episode explores the relationship between humility and love in the context of Christian teachings and monastic traditions.
In a world of self-promotion, self-esteem, and self-worth, is there a place for Christian humility? What can we learn from the monks of old and how they connected humility to love? Host Geoff Holsclaw welcomes back David Clayton (Spiritual Director and Forensics Behavioral Analyst) to continue our monastic series (Voices from the Kellia), where they talk about how humility for the monk was not just about feeling like a worthless wretch, but about creating space for love for others by receivin...
People in this episode
Host: Geoff Holsclaw
Guest: David Clayton
Topics covered
- humility
- self-esteem
- love
- Christianity
- monasticism
Keywords
- humility
- self-esteem
- Christianity
- love
- monks
- spirituality
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Kellia
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