Anselm Grün: For a faith that does good | Interview, biography, midlife crisis, aging
Interview with Anselm Grün about his life, his theological convictions, and his mission. The content of the following books by Father Anselm is discussed: "What do I want? Courage to decide," "Midlife as a spiritual task," and "The high art of growing old."
Dr. Anselm Grün is a Benedictine priest, business economist, and the most successful German-language author of spiritual books. He currently has around 300 titles available, with a total circulation of more than 14 million books sold.
This interview dates from January 2023 and was reedited to coincide with the channel's renaming from Vakuumjournal to Peter Samuel Jost.
00:00 Career aspiration: Priesthood
01:50 The fascination of the Jesuit order
02:45 Theological interest in the topic of salvation (Tillich and Rahner)
07:32 The discovery of C.G. Jung and Depth Psychology
10:50 Wave of Monks Leaving the Monastery in the 1970s
12:30 Encouragement to Become a Monk by the Desert Fathers and Evagrius Ponticus
14:20 Father Anselm's Personal Crisis
15:14 Courage to Decide
19:44 Why the Long Hair?
20:23 Midlife as a Spiritual Task
23:30 The Fine Art of Aging
24:57 God as Mystery and Home
27:46 The Encounter with Henri Nouwen
28:54 Transformation Instead of Change
30:18 What Does a Human Being Carry Within?
36:29 The Importance of a Personal Image of God
38:40 Father Anselm's Response to the Cruelty of the World
41:09 Personally Dealing with Temptation
43:20 What Drives Me
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