Whitworth Flourishing Project

Alisa Keeton

In this episode, wellness teacher and author Alisa Keeton discusses the importance of loving our bodies as a part of God's creation and part of who we are, as well as how connection to our bodies impacts our spiritual, psychological, and physical flourishing. Keeton emphasizes the idea that "our bodies are for ability, not vanity".    Alisa Keeton's book, The Body Revelation: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1496462602?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_ET5EVVH1Y5HYWJ4VXMTE_1&bestFormat=true [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1496462602?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_ET5EVVH1Y5HYWJ4VXMTE_1&bestFormat=true]

Psychological Flourishing with Joelle Czirr

In this episode, the tables are turned on Joelle and Josh, as they are questioned on what it means to flourish from the perspective of their disciplines, particularly psychology.

Sabrina Little

In this episode, philosopher and ultramarathon runner Sabrina Little discusses the concepts of moral psychology and virtue ethics while emphasizing the value of emotions, community, self-regulation, and agency from the views of both moral development and athletics.  Check out Sabrina Little's book, The Examined Run: https://a.co/d/0hDOFC4c [https://a.co/d/0hDOFC4c]

Josh Leim

Josh Leim shares his expertise as a theologian as he and Joelle approach the idea of flourishing in terms of "telos"—purpose.

Ron Pyle

"When I was at Whitworth, one of the classes I taught was Interpersonal Communication. If I could only teach one class for my entire life, that would be the class. And the reason is the centrality of relationship for what it means to flourish. The governing claim of that class was the quality of your life is related to the quality of your relationships." --Ron Pyle