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The Academy for Spiritual Formation

Welcome to The Academy Podcast, a podcast dedicated to sharing rich content for the purpose of spiritual growth. The Academy Podcast is brought to you by The Academy for Spiritual Formation,...

Episodes

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Every Culture, Every Language: Belonging, Resistance, and the Body of Christ with Rubén Ortiz

In this episode of The Academy Podcast , host Shalom Agtarap sits down with pastor, spiritual director, and Academy advisory board member Ru...

00:56:15Oct 12, 2026

This Joy That I Have: Embodiment, Resistance, and the Life-Giving Way with Lisa Yebuah

In this episode of The Academy Podcast , host Shalom Agtarap sits down with pastor and Academy #44 faculty member Lisa Yebuah to explore joy...

00:49:40Sep 7, 2026

Held Together: Embodiment, Community, and the Rhythms of Spiritual Formation with Claire McKeever-Burgett

In this episode of The Academy Podcast , host Shalom Agtarap sits down with author, theologian, and Academy #44 faculty member Claire McKeev...

00:43:43Aug 10, 2026

Reflections on the Civil Rights Pilgrimage 2026 — Bonus Episode

In this episode of The Academy Podcast, host Shalom Agtarap sits down with leaders from The Academy for Spiritual Formation Civil Rights Pil...

01:16:34Jun 8, 2026

Hope with Our Backs Against the Wall: Faith, Solidarity, and the Work of Love with Luther Smith

In this episode of The Academy Podcast , host Shalom Agtarap sits down with scholar, teacher, and longtime Academy faculty member Luther Smi...

01:08:41May 11, 2026

Cultivating Compassion in a Polarized World with Frank Rogers

In this conversation, host Shalom Agtarap is joined by Frank Rogers , spiritual director, teacher, author, and co-director of the Center for...

00:40:38Apr 13, 2026

The Contemplative Life as the Path to Justice and Peace with Elaine Heath

In this conversation, host Shalom Agtarap is joined by Elaine Heath , theologian, spiritual director, and longtime faculty member of The Aca...

00:48:33Mar 9, 2026

Formed by Scripture, Formed for Community with Shively Smith

In this conversation, host Shalom Agtarap is joined by Dr. Shively Smith , Associate Professor of New Testament at Boston University School...

00:46:16Dec 9, 2025

Liturgy That Protects Life with Cláudio Carvalhaes

In this month’s episode, Shalom Agtarap is joined by Cláudio Carvalhaes , a theologian, liturgist, performer, artist, and activist whose wor...

00:49:26Nov 11, 2025

Grounded in God’s Presence with Beth Richardson

In this month’s episode, Shalom Agtarap is joined by Beth Richardson . Beth Richardson is a longtime Upper Room writer, leader, worship desi...

00:39:15Oct 13, 2025

Rhythms of Retreat, Return, and Reconciliation with Amy Oden

In this month’s episode, Shalom Agtarap is joined by Amy Oden —professor, theologian, and longtime Academy faculty member. Amy reflects on h...

00:48:17Sep 8, 2025

Living in Hope — A Conversation with Juan Carlos Huertas

We’re thrilled to announce the relaunch of The Academy Podcast , a space for deep listening, spiritual insight, and meaningful conversation....

00:41:59Aug 11, 2025

Pause, Reflect, Reimagine: An Update on Our Podcast Journey

In this episode of The Academy Podcast, we share an important update: a hiatus and reimagination of our podcast journey. Join host Shalom Ag...

00:06:07Jan 11, 2025

Advent Through Immigrant Eyes with Rubén Ortiz

This month, the Academy Podcast features Rubén Ortiz's teaching from the 2022 online Academy Day Apart retreat called “Hope in a Time of Des...

00:39:30Dec 9, 2024

Exploring Liminality in Faith and Practice with Barbara Brown Taylor

This month, the Academy Podcast features Barbara Brown Taylor's teaching from a Five-Day in Alabama in 2022. In this episode, Barbara reflec...

00:29:41Nov 11, 2024

Spirituality and Embodiment with Molly Vetter

This month, the Academy Podcast features Molly Vetter's teaching from Academy #42 in 2023 on the topic, "Spirituality and Embodiment." In th...

00:31:47Oct 7, 2024

Attentiveness to the Word with Juan Carlos Huertas

This month, the Academy Podcast features Juan Carlos Huertas' teaching from Academy #42 in 2023 on the topic, "Attentiveness to the Word." I...

00:30:57Sep 9, 2024

New Testament Spirituality with Shively Smith

This month, the Academy Podcast features Shively Smith's teaching from Academy #42 in 2023 on the profound spirituality of the New Testament...

00:22:59Aug 12, 2024

Courageous Curiosity: Cultivating an Antiracist Spirituality with Lucretia Berry and Ben Bowell

This month, the Academy Podcast features Lucretia Berry and Ben Bowell's teaching from an online Academy Day Apart in 2021 called, Courageou...

00:36:14Jul 8, 2024

God's Reckless Abundance with Grace Imathiu

This month, the Academy Podcast features Grace Imathiu teaching at the Indiana Five-Day in 2021. Grace illuminates the parable of the prodig...

00:39:58Jun 10, 2024