Morgan Atkinson's guest appearances

Morgan Atkinson

Contemplify

Earth and Spirit Podcast

Carl McColman

Brie Stoner

Cal Newport

Joseph Goldstein

Jeff Johnson

Raghu Markus

John Muir

Jack Kornfield

Henry David Thoreau

Joan Chittister

James Finley

Chris Heuertz

Jericho Brown

Andrew Krivak

Frank Ostaseski

OwlTail

Morgan Atkinson is a documentary filmmaker based in Kentucky. Focusing on a wide range of subjects from the Trappist monk Thomas Merton to waterway pollution in his hometown of Louisville, his work asks deep questions about spirituality, social justice, and ecology. In this episode, Morgan reflects what he has learned over his filmmaking career and how we might navigate our polarized times with nuance, balance, and generosity.Morgan Atkinson’s website: https://morganatkinson.com/The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University: http://merton.org/Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani: https://monks.org/Earth &amp; Spirit Center: https://earthandspiritcenter.org/

Morgan Atkinson is a documentary filmmaker based in Kentucky. Focusing on a wide range of subjects from the Trappist monk Thomas Merton to waterway pollution in his hometown of Louisville, his work asks deep questions about spirituality, social justice, and ecology. In this episode, Morgan reflects what he has learned over his filmmaking career and how we might navigate our polarized times with nuance, balance, and generosity. Morgan Atkinson’s website: <a href="https://morganatkinson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://morganatkinson.com/</a> The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University: <a href="http://merton.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://merton.org/</a> Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani: <a href="https://monks.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://monks.org/</a> Earth &amp; Spirit Center: <a href="https://earthandspiritcenter.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://earthandspiritcenter.org/</a>

What We Need Is at Hand: Filmmaker Morgan Atkinson on Seeing (Through the Lens) Beyond Division and Polarity

Thomas Merton

Morgan Atkinson has documented the life of Thomas Merton over two films. The poetic contemplative Thomas Merton lived an ever expanding and continual openness to God's love and Atkinson beautifully captures this on film. In this episode discover Thomas Merton as the rescuer of the contemplative tradition in Christianity, the middle-aged monk who fell ass over heels in love with a student nurse, and open dialogues with other religious traditions through the depth of each's contemplative stream. Atkinson has produced multiple documentaries on Thomas Merton, John Howard Griffin, Anna and Harlan Hubbard among many others. In our conversation we focus on what life lessons from Thomas Merton, his life as an artist and monk, what his students thought of him, and his ongoing legacy in the contemplative communities. Merton is a hero of mine, for his humor, humility, deep sense of wonder and of course for the quote that begins  episode one of Contemplify, "I drink beer whenever I can lay my hands on any. I love beer, and by that very fact, the world."

Morgan Atkinson has documented the life of Thomas Merton over two films. The poetic contemplative Thomas Merton lived an ever expanding and continual openness to God's love and Atkinson beautifully captures this on film. In this episode discover Thomas Merton as the rescuer of the contemplative tradition in Christianity, the middle-aged monk who fell ass over heels in love with a student nurse, and open dialogues with other religious traditions through the depth of each's contemplative stream. Atkinson has produced multiple documentaries on Thomas Merton, John Howard Griffin, Anna and Harlan Hubbard among many others. In our conversation we focus on what life lessons from Thomas Merton, his life as an artist and monk, what his students thought of him, and his ongoing legacy in the contemplative communities. Merton is a hero of mine, for his humor, humility, deep sense of wonder and of course for the quote that begins <a href="http://www.contemplify.com/001-drinking-beer-with-thomas-merton-to-kindle-the-examined-life/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> episode one of Contemplify</a>, "I drink beer whenever I can lay my hands on any. I love beer, and by that very fact, the world."

The Life and Art of Thomas Merton: Morgan Atkinson on Crafting the Contemplative Documentary