One on One with Robert Ellsberg

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Join us for captivating conversations as we sit down with author, editor, and Orbis Books publisher, Robert Ellsberg. In each episode, Robert Ellsberg engages in intimate and insightful discussions with some of today's most influential authors. These thought-provoking conversations dive into a wide range of topics, including spirituality, social justice, theology, and the transformative power of literature. As a leading figure in the world of Catholic publishing, Robert brings his extensive knowledge and deep love for literature to every conversation. He shares his passion for books that challenge, inspire, and ignite important conversations in today's complex world. Explore the minds of celebrated authors and gain unique insights into their works, motivations, and the impact of their writing on society. From spirituality to activism, these interviews uncover the power of words to heal, transform, and connect. Whether you're an avid reader, a seeker of wisdom, or simply looking for engaging conversations, you'll find inspiration and enlightenment in these dialogues. Join us as we explore the world of literature, faith, and social justice, one author at a time.

  1. 2d ago

    Joshtrom Kureethadam, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with Joshtrom Kureethadam as they discuss Ecological Sin: Rupture of Relationships https://orbisbooks.com/products/ecological-sin-rupture-of-relationships The ecological crisis results at a deeper level from the rupture of the primal relationships that weave and sustain human existence. This book frames and explicates the concept of ecological sin as the rupture of fundamental relationships with the Creator, among ourselves, and with the rest of the community of creation. The first part of the book offers a relational understanding of the groaning of creation, weaving together the physical, moral, and spiritual dimensions of the contemporary ecological crisis. The second part explores at length the origin and nature of these relational ruptures in terms of seven ecological sins. Kureethadam presents ecological sin as the rupture of our fundamental and constitutive relationships with God, with our brothers and sisters, and with Mother Earth. The third part of the book explores how the rupture of basic relationships caused by ecological sin can be repaired through a transformative journey of healing by following the path of ecological conversion. Joshtrom Kureethadam is full professor (Chair of Philosophy of Science) and director of the Institute of Social and Political Sciences in the Faculty of Philosophy at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome. Kureethadam served as the Coordinator of the Sector of “Ecology & Creation” at the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development from 2017-2023 and continues to assist the efforts of the global Church in responding to Pope Francis’ passionate appeal to care for our common home. Kureethadam has been especially associated with the study and diffusion of Laudato Si’, and his commentary on the encyclical has been published in nearly two dozen languages. Among his many published works, Kureethadam is the author of Creation in Crisis. Get your copy today: https://orbisbooks.com/products/ecological-sin-rupture-of-relationships #OrbisBooks #RobertEllsberg #ethics #JoshtromKureethadam #Ecology #Christianity

    Joshtrom Kureethadam, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

  2. Sep 17

    Audio David Gushee, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with David P. Gushee as they discuss Job In Exile: A Guide for Spiritual Refugees https://orbisbooks.com/products/job-in-exile-a-guide-for-spiritual-refugees Noted ethicist David Gushee reveals Job as a model of moral agency and courage, wrestling honestly with unjust suffering while his community’s religious orthodoxy, and perhaps even his God, fails the moment. As Job refuses to deny what he knows—or silence what he must say—he risks both divine and human condemnation. David P. Gushee, widely regarded as one of his generation’s most significant Christian moral thinkers, earned his PhD in Christian ethics from Union Theological Seminary and serves as Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University as well as Chair in Christian Social Ethics at Vrije Universiteit (Free University), Amsterdam. Get your copy today: https://orbisbooks.com/products/job-in-exile-a-guide-for-spiritual-refugees #OrbisBooks #RobertEllsberg #ethics #DavidGushee #Morality #Christianity

    Audio David Gushee, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

  3. Sep 3

    David M. Neuhaus, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with David M. Neuhaus as they discuss Conquest or Leaven: Reflections of a Catholic Priest in Palestine/Israel https://orbisbooks.com/products/conquest-or-leaven-reflections-of-a-catholic-priest-in-palestine-israel Writing from Jerusalem, an Israeli Jesuit priest brings his unique experiences to bear, weaving together theology, history, and political analysis with care and compassion. Conquest or Leaven challenges Christians and all people of good will to grapple with questions of violence and nonviolence, peoplehood and land, partition and dialogue, history and community, society and marginalization. David M. Neuhaus, SJ, is a member of the Society of Jesus (Near East Province) and is a member of the Jesuit community in the Holy Land. He teaches scripture at the Seminary of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in Beit Jala, at Bethlehem University, at the Salesian Theological Institute in Jerusalem, and in numerous other frameworks. From 2009 to 2017, he served as Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Hebrew Speaking Catholics in Israel and as coordinator of the Pastoral Among Migrants within the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Get your copy today: https://orbisbooks.com/products/conquest-or-leaven-reflections-of-a-catholic-priest-in-palestine-israel #OrbisBooks #RobertEllsberg #Christianity #DavidNeuhaus #Jerusalem #Palestine

    David M. Neuhaus, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

  4. Aug 20

    Chiaretto Yan, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with Kin Sheung Chiaretto Yan as they discuss My Chinese Dream: Dialogues and Encounters with Christianity https://orbisbooks.com/products/my-chinese-dream-new-encounters-and-dialogues-with-christianity Since the first introduction of Christianity to China, many in both the East and West have explored the compatibility of Chinese culture with the Gospel. As a Chinese scholar, educated both in China and in Italy, Chiaretto Yan dreams of a new basis for encounter and dialogue, respectful of both church teaching and the deep wells of Chinese wisdom. In this book he attempts to find points of agreement between the Christian culture of unity and the Chinese culture of harmony, drawing on both biblical themes and insights from Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. This encounter is then extended to practical questions, including the promotion of integral ecology, “fraternity and social friendship,” the alleviation of poverty, and issues of social justice and religious freedom.  Kin Sheung Chiaretto Yan (甄健湘) is visiting professor at the University of Saint Joseph-Macau and the National Seminary of the Catholic Church in China. He holds a doctorate in practical theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, another doctorate in philosophy from the Sophia University Institute in Loppiano, and is the author of Evangelization in China: Challenges and Prospects (Orbis Books) and Seasons for Relationships. He is a consecrated member of the international Focolare movement. Get your copy today:  https://orbisbooks.com/products/my-chinese-dream-new-encounters-and-dialogues-with-christianity #OrbisBooks #RobertEllsberg #Christianity #ChiarettoYan #China #CatholicChurch #Culture

    Chiaretto Yan, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

  5. Aug 6

    Beverly Lanzetta, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with Beverly Lanzaetta as they discuss Birthing a New Mysticism: A Contemplation in Ten Parts https://orbisbooks.com/products/birthing-a-new-mysticism-a-contemplation-in-ten-parts Beverly Lanzetta, a leading contemplative scholar and theologian, has spent decades at the edges of spiritual tradition, charting the terrain where contemplative paths converge and the soul's evolution continues. Now, in ten contemplations, she offers language for what so many are sensing: we are not witnessing the decline of the sacred but its next emergence. A book for seekers- within our traditions and beyond them - who long for a spirituality deep enough to hold the via feminina, the intercontemplative path, the soul's seasons of transformation, and the anguish of global suffering. Lanzetta companions and invites readers to participate as the quickening pulse of holy matter is beating toward a new mysticism. Beverly Lanzetta, PhD, is a theologian, spiritual teacher, and author of many books on constructive mysticism, global spirituality, the new monasticism, and feminist theology, including Emerging Heart: Global Spirituality and the Sacred and Radical Wisdom: A Feminist Mystical Theology. Dedicated to theological openness and spiritual nonviolence, her work has been praised for its wisdom, eloquence, and mystical insight. She lives in Tucson, Arizona. Get your copy today: https://orbisbooks.com/products/birthing-a-new-mysticism-a-contemplation-in-ten-parts #OrbisBooks #RobertEllsberg #Christian #BeverlyLanzaetta #Feminism #Spirituality

    Beverly Lanzetta, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

  6. Jul 23

    Ursula Baatz, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with Ursula Baatz as they discuss Jesuit and Zen Master: A Life of Hugo M.Enomiya-Lassalle https://orbisbooks.com/products/jesuit-and-zen-master-a-life-of-hugo-m-enomiya-lassalle Hugo Lassalle (1898-1990), who later took the name Enomiya-Lassalle, was a German Jesuit stationed in mission to Japan. There he survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and became deeply engaged in the exploration and practice of Zen, which he believed was compatible with Christian faith. He became the pioneer of this dialogue, giving rise to a whole school of Christian-Zen dialogue/practice and, despite many struggles, winning approval from the Vatican. Ursula Baatz received her PhD in philosophy from the University of Vienna, where she is currently a research fellow at the Institute of Religious Studies.  Certified as a Zen teacher. She is also the author of Hugo M. Enomiya-Lassalle. Life Between Worlds. Get your copy today: https://orbisbooks.com/products/jesuit-and-zen-master-a-life-of-hugo-m-enomiya-lassalle #OrbisBooks #HugoLassalle #Zen#Christian #UruslaBaatz #Jesuit

    Ursula Baatz, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

  7. Jul 9

    James Robinson, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with James Robinson as they discuss Beyond Factory Farming: A Contemplative-Prophetic Approach to Food https://orbisbooks.com/products/beyond-factory-farming-a-contemplative-prophetic-approach-to-food How can our meals reroot us in the soils of creation? How can our foodways uproot and replace the desecrating system of factory farming? The contemplative-prophetic approach to food that is found in these pages weaves together religious, scientific, and culinary wisdom for our relationships with food, meals, and each other. James Robinson directs the Deignan Institute for Earth and Spirit, Iona University, where he serves as a clinical lecturer in religious studies. He received the university's Catherine McCabe Award for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching in 2023. Jim is a GreenFaith Fellow and is actively involved in a number of lay Catholic communities committed to embodying ecology and social justice, including Agape Community, Hardwick, MA, Benincasa Community, Guilford, CT, and Maryhouse Catholic Worker, New York City. Get your copy today: https://orbisbooks.com/products/beyond-factory-farming-a-contemplative-prophetic-approach-to-food #OrbisBooks #RobertEllsberg #JamesRobinson #Farming #contemplative

    James Robinson, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

  8. Jun 25

    Alfonse Borysewicz, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with Alfonse Borysewicz as they discuss Painting Prayer: Why Faith Needs Art - and Art Needs Faith https://orbisbooks.com/products/painting-prayer-why-faith-needs-art-and-art-needs-faith Both a spiritual resource for thoughtful Christians and creatives, and a meditation on the relationship between faith and the arts, in this book artist Alfonse Borysewicz explores the complex relationship between art’s push against boundaries and the church’s respect for the boundedness of faith, tradition, and theology. In a freshness of approach and voice, Borysewicz showing how creative experience can benefit people of faith and how timeless faith offers much to creative expression. Drawing on theologians, philosophers, novelists, and fellow artists, Borysewicz reflects on faith itself in a messy world offering limited certainty.  Alfonse Borysewicz is a Brooklyn-based painter. A Detroit native, he has a BA from Sacred Heart Seminary and an MA from St. John's Provincial Seminary. He attended the Studio School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA and is a recipient of two Pollock-Krasner Foundation fellowships (1987, 1992), a Guggenheim Fellowship (1995), and Templeton Religion Trust grant. His work has been featured in The New York Times and Art in America. This is his first book. Get your copy today: https://orbisbooks.com/products/painting-prayer-why-faith-needs-art-and-art-needs-faith #OrbisBooks #RobertEllsberg #AlfonseBorysewicz #Creative #Faith #Christian #Theology #Art

    Alfonse Borysewicz, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
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Join us for captivating conversations as we sit down with author, editor, and Orbis Books publisher, Robert Ellsberg. In each episode, Robert Ellsberg engages in intimate and insightful discussions with some of today's most influential authors. These thought-provoking conversations dive into a wide range of topics, including spirituality, social justice, theology, and the transformative power of literature. As a leading figure in the world of Catholic publishing, Robert brings his extensive knowledge and deep love for literature to every conversation. He shares his passion for books that challenge, inspire, and ignite important conversations in today's complex world. Explore the minds of celebrated authors and gain unique insights into their works, motivations, and the impact of their writing on society. From spirituality to activism, these interviews uncover the power of words to heal, transform, and connect. Whether you're an avid reader, a seeker of wisdom, or simply looking for engaging conversations, you'll find inspiration and enlightenment in these dialogues. Join us as we explore the world of literature, faith, and social justice, one author at a time.

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    Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
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    2021 - 2026
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