Gabriel Marcel: Session 1

About this sermon

This is the first session that focuses on philosopher Gabriel Marcel. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley reads passages from Kenneth T. Gallagher's work, The Philosophy of Gabriel Marcel, reflects on core themes from Marcel, and finishes with a meditative practice. Resources: • Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about James Finley, visit his faculty profile here (https://cac.org/about/our-teachers/james-finley/) . • The transcript for this episode can be found here (https://cac.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1102_TTTM_Mix2.pdf) . • The book we will be using this season can be (https://bookshop.org/p/books/four-quartets-t-s-eliot/6670093?ean=9780156332255) found here (https://store.cac.org/products/the-philosophy-of-gabriel-marcel) . Connect with us: • Have a question you'd like Jim or Kirsten to answer about this season? • Email us: podcasts@cac.org (mailto:podcasts@cac.org) • Send us a voicemail: cac.org/voicemail (https://cac.org/voicemail) We'll be accepting questions for our Listener Questions episode until May 13th, 2025. • This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at https://cac.org/support-cac/podcasts/ Thank you!