How can we de-Westernize spirituality and honor our full humanity within systems that often diminish it?
On this episode of Learning How to See, Dr. Cindy Lee, a spiritual director and author, joins hosts Brian McLaren and Carmen Acevedo Butcher for a conversation on de-Westernizing spirituality and holding space for the lived experience of others. Cindy shares how her work with BIPOC communities revealed the limits of Westernized spiritual formation, and how confronting the “Western missionary gaze” can open us to seeing our cultures — and ourselves — with dignity rather than judgment.
Resources:
- Discover more about Cindy Lee here.
- Read Howard Thurman’s “The Sound of the Genuine” here.
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Meet the Guest
Cindy S. Lee is a spiritual director and professor. Her spirituality honors the traditions of her family which includes the Christian tradition in a Taiwanese immigrant church as well as Taiwanese ancestral, Daoist, and Buddhist traditions. She teaches in the areas of spirituality, mysticism, and particularly a BIPOC-centered spirituality. She is the director of Liberated Together Spiritual Direction School for women of color. She completed a PhD in the area of spirituality from Claremont School of Theology and is the author of Our Unforming: De-Westernizing Spiritual Formation and Contemplative Witnessing: BIPOC Centered Spiritual Direction. Learn more about Cindy here: OurUnforming.com
