Ruth Haley Barton, Transforming Center Founder and Board Chair, discusses ways that spiritual formation practices, informed by insights from the Wade Center authors, help address the challenges of depression among Christians as well as distinguish between depression and dark night of the soul. This is the inaugural lecture for The Stephen & Marjorie Mead Endowment for Spiritual Formation.

The talk was presented at the Wade Center's Bakke Auditorium on April 20, 2022. Wade Center call number: CSL-Y / VR-154.

About Dr. Ruth Haley Barton, Transforming Center Founder and Board Chair:

Dr. Barton has been a student, practitioner, and thought leader in the area of Christian spirituality and formation for over 20 years. When she founded the Transforming Center with a few like-minded souls in December of 2002 it was based purely on a shared desire to experience deeper levels of transformation in Christ’s presence so they could discern and do the will of God. What has happened since then surprises her every day! A seasoned spiritual director, teacher, and retreat leader, Barton was trained at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation and the Loyola University Chicago Institute for Pastoral Studies and holds a Doctor of Divinity from Northern Seminary. She has served on the pastoral staff of several churches and is the author of numerous books and resources on the spiritual life.

The Stephen & Marjorie Mead Endowment for Spiritual Formation offers occasional lectures, artistic or creative presentations on spiritual formation subjects by speakers who draw upon the writings of the Wade authors in order to provide fresh understanding in this area. Learn more at:
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