About this episode

John Mark and Dr. Sittser explore the experiential aspect of faith through the lens of Christian mysticism.

What if faith is meant to be experienced, not just understood? In this conversation, John Mark and Dr. Sittser dive into the historical roots of Christian mysticism, a part of the Christian tradition that focuses on how we can know God through direct experience, not just intellectual understanding. This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Nina from Wrentham, Massachusetts; Eric from San Antonio, Texas; Beverly from Chico, California; Troy from Nashville, Tennessee; and Peter from Camas, Washington. Thank you all very much. If you’d like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.

People in this episode

Host: John Mark Comer

Guest: Dr. Sittser

Topics covered

• Christian mysticism
• faith experience
• knowing God
• historical roots
• intellectual understanding

Keywords

• Christian mysticism
• faith
• experience
• God
• historical roots
• intellectual understanding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Circle

Places: Wrentham, Massachusetts, San Antonio, Texas, Chico, California, Nashville, Tennessee, Camas, Washington

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