Carmen
Poet, Author, Translator, Teacher
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Theosophical Society | The Cloud of Unknowing: An Enduring Meditation Classic (071124)
Theosophical Society | The Cloud of Unknowing: An Enduring Meditation Classic (071124)
The Cloud of Unknowing, written by an unknown Catholic priest or monk in the late 14th century C.E. in England’s East Midland area and addressed to an unname...
Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) | Everything Belongs (S1E9, 050124)
Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) | Everything Belongs (S1E9, 050124)
How can we transform our understanding of life and self to cultivate a deeper sense of acceptance, letting go, and a "Second Simplicity" in the face of
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Carmen Acevedo Butcher, PhD, is an author, teacher, poet, and an award-winning translator of spiritual texts. Her dynamic work has garnered interest from various media, including the BBC and NPR’s Morning Edition. A Carnegie Foundation Professor of the Year and Fulbright Senior Lecturer, Acevedo Butcher has translated mystics across time and language such as the Cloud of Unknowing's Anonymous, Brother Lawrence, and Hildegard of Bingen, among many others, offering fresh, accurate, and accessible translations for our time. Her revolutionary translation of Brother Lawrence’s Practice of the Presence is a # 1 Amazon bestselling new release from Broadleaf Books. She currently teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, in the College Writing Programs. She is core faculty at the Center for Action and Contemplation.
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BBC Interview | The Compass: The Future of English
BBC Interview | The Compass: The Future of English
How is the 21st Century transforming English - the world’s most widely used language
Spark My Muse (Ep225)
Spark My Muse (Ep225)
Contemplify (110823)
Contemplify (110823)
“You do not have to be good.You do not have to walk on your kneesFor a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.You only have to let the soft animal of your bodylove what it loves.” …
The Church Needs Therapy (100923)
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Podcast
The Church Needs Therapy (100923)
Podcast Episode · The Church Needs Therapy · 10/10/2023 · 1h 2m
Contemplify (081623)
Contemplify (081623)
Deacons Pod (081523)
Deacons Pod (081523)
The deacons speak with Dr. Carmen Acevedo Butcher, translator of a "revolutionary" new translation of the spiritual classic "The Practice of the Presence of God"
UK Nomad (N292)
UK Nomad (N292)
NPR Things Not Seen (#2304)
NPR Things Not Seen (#2304)
NPR Dante's Old South (Ep41)
NPR Dante's Old South (Ep41)
Podcast Episode · Dante's New South Radio Show · 09/28/2022 · 56m
Encountering Silence (082122)
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Podcast
Encountering Silence (082122)
Podcast Episode · Encountering Silence · 08/21/2022 · 1h 34m
Contemplative Outreach (S1E5)
Contemplative Outreach (S1E5)
Spirituality & Practice | Off the Page (092122)
Spirituality & Practice | Off the Page (092122)
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Julia Walsh (Ep53)
Julia Walsh (Ep53)
In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh talks with author, scholar, and translator of spiritual texts Carmen Acevedo Butcher about the messiness of spirituality, healing and relationship.
(Re)Thinking Faith (083122)
(Re)Thinking Faith (083122)
Homebrewed (080522)
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Podcast
Homebrewed (080522)
In Search Of (S1Ep1)
In Search Of (S1Ep1)
Wisdom's Table 1
Wisdom's Table 1
Wisdom's Table 2
Wisdom's Table 2
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COI | Coloring Outside the Lines by Returning to Elementary Questioning: "How Should I Contemplate?" (51124)
COI | Coloring Outside the Lines by Returning to Elementary Questioning: "How Should I Contemplate?" (51124)
Abbey of the Arts | Give Me a Word 2023 (Day 14)
Abbey of the Arts | Give Me a Word 2023 (Day 14)
Spiritual Wanderlust | The Contemplative Summit (120723)
Spiritual Wanderlust | The Contemplative Summit (120723)
CAC | Living into the Hidden Story: Mystery, Meaning, and You (111823)
CAC | Living into the Hidden Story: Mystery, Meaning, and You (111823)
CAC | Stories that Wound, Stories that Heal: An Online Gathering with Brian McLaren (092823)
CAC | Stories that Wound, Stories that Heal: An Online Gathering with Brian McLaren (092823)
Abbey of the Arts Retreat | The Cloud of Unknowing and the Greening Power of Contemplation
Abbey of the Arts Retreat | The Cloud of Unknowing and the Greening Power of Contemplation
Abbey of the Arts | Lift Every Voice: Contemplative Writers of Color
Abbey of the Arts | Lift Every Voice: Contemplative Writers of Color
CAC | Meditation with Brother Lawrence
CAC | Meditation with Brother Lawrence
Closer Than Breath | Interfaith Summit
Closer Than Breath | Interfaith Summit
Instagram Live Launch | Practice of the Presence
Instagram Live Launch | Practice of the Presence
Millennial Tito Monk | Word From Home (102123-Ep6)
Millennial Tito Monk | Word From Home (102123-Ep6)
New Eden | Spiritual Medicine & Sacred Music (111923)
New Eden | Spiritual Medicine & Sacred Music (111923)
The Shift Network | Mystics Summit Interview
The Shift Network | Mystics Summit Interview
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Sojourners | The Humble Mystic You Really Should Know About
Sojourners | The Humble Mystic You Really Should Know About
Parabola | The Practice of the Presence
Parabola | The Practice of the Presence
Review of Translating Myself and Others | Jhumpa Lahiri’s new book crosses boundaries
Review of Translating Myself and Others | Jhumpa Lahiri’s new book crosses boundaries
The Blue Mountain Review | Interview and Book Review
The Blue Mountain Review | Interview and Book Review
Religion News Service Interview | Acevedo Butcher gives medieval mysticism a Gen Z reboot
Religion News Service Interview | Acevedo Butcher gives medieval mysticism a Gen Z reboot
Patheos | The Friar of Love
Patheos | The Friar of Love
New Eden | Practice of the Presence: A Revolutionary Translation
New Eden | Practice of the Presence: A Revolutionary Translation
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Submissions to The Blue Mountain Review
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The Southern Collective Experience
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