A Wild Mystical Woman of the Desert with Amy Frykholm

“Beautifully written and wise. An absolute treasure.”

— Mirabai Starr

A Wild Mystical Woman of the Desert with Amy Frykholm

Amy Frykholm is a writer, scholar, and journalist. Long time listener’s will recognize Amy as the second guest ever on Contemplify when we spoke about her book on Julian of Norwich. For those new to Amy’s story, she has a PhD from Duke University and is a senior editor at The Christian Century. Her wry wit and adventurous spirit deserve a place in her accolades too. Today we talk about her latest work, Wild Woman: A Footnote, the Desert, and My Quest for an Elusive Saint. This cheeky quest follows Amy in the footsteps of St. Mary of Egypt as she seeks insight and inspiration from this wild woman, equal parts mystery and mystic. I am thrilled to have Amy back on Contemplify. 

Check out Amy’s work at amyfrykholm.com.

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Episode Show Notes

Books by Amy Frykholm

• Wild Woman: A Footnote, The Desert, and My Quest for an Elusive Saint
• Julian of Norwich
• Rapture Culture: Left Behind in Evangelical America
• Christian Understandings of the Future: The Historical Trajectory
• See Me Naked: Stories of Sexual Exile in American Christianity

Resources & People Mentioned

• Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich
• Emily Dickinson
• Toni Morrison
• Women Who Run With Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
• The Moviegoer by Walker Percy
• The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen

Drink Recommendation

• Combo of fruit juice, ginger syrup, sparkling water…maybe a little gin

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