Theme: “The Secret of Joy”
Faculty: Dr. Loyd Allen and Dr. Amy Oden
Contact: Co-Retreat Leaders: Kathy Leithner, or Susan Southall
Sponsors: Oklahoma Conference of the UMC and Upper Room Ministries
Reading list from Loyd Allen:
- Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton by James H. Forest (Orbis Books, 2008)
- New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton (New Directions, 2007)
Reading list from Amy Oden:
- Right Here, Right Now: The Practice of Christian Mindfulness , by Amy Oden [Abingdon Press, 2017]
- Joy Unspeakable: Contemplative Practices of the Black Church, 2nd edition, by Barbara Holmes [Fortress, 2017]