Today's guest is Rev. Dr. Amy Ruth Schacht – a Presbyterian Church USA minister who has served in Laurel, MD for the past 20 years. Amy has studied neuroscience and its connection to the life of faith. In this conversation, she discusses how the psalms have helped her - and her congregation - through difficult times, and how the psalms have helped her carve a new map toward her true home.
Amy talks about a book that was influential to her: The Archaeology of the Mind, by Jaak Panksepp and Lucy Biven.
Trigger warning: Amy briefly mentions the topic of sexual abuse by members of the clergy.
Featured Music
This episode features the following songs by Celtic Psalms (Kiran Young Wimberly & the McGraths):
Come Spirit Come (Psalm 144/The King's Shilling)
You Have Searched Me (Psalm 139/The Banks of Claudy)
All Who Dwell (Psalm 91/Dearthairin o Mo Chroi)
Wings of a Dove (Psalm 55/Ned of the Hill)
Celtic Psalms music can be found at www.celticpsalms.com, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube (Kiran Young Wimberly & The McGraths)
CDs and published notations can be found through GIA music
More about Amy:
Rev. Dr. Amy Ruth Schacht serves at Laurel Presbyterian Church in Laurel, Maryland, USA.
Ep. 1: Finding Our True Home, with Amy Ruth Schacht