Madang Podcast: Liza Rankow, Ep. 63

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This is the 63rd episode of Madang Podcast featuring Dr. Dr. Liza J. Rankow is an interfaith minister, educator, and activist. Her lifework centers the deep healing that is essential to personal and social transformation. Liza was the founding director of OneLife Institute, which for almost 20 years nurtured the well-being of frontline changemakers. Liza is the producer and co-editor of The Living Wisdom of Howard Thurman audio collection. Today, she is on Madang Podcast to share her new book, Soul Medicine for a Fractured World: Healing, Justice, and the Path of Wholeness.

On this episode of Madang Podcast hosted by Baptist News Global, Dr. Liza Rankow and I talk about her book, Soul Medicine for a Fractured World. We discuss liminal space, Howard Thurman, Post-Traumatic Growth, collective trauma, wounds that heal and so much more.

I am grateful to the sponsors of this Madang Podcast episode.

1)Orbis Books:

I am so grateful to Orbis Books for sponsoring this episode of Madang Podcast. Soul Medicine for a Fractured World offers an integrative path toward healing and social transformation, rooted in our kinship with one another, the Earth, and all of life. Please get your copy of Soul Medicine for a Fractured World from Orbis Books by using the discount code MAD for 30% discount. Go to www.orbisbooks.com and order your copy today.

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