Episode 3: Faith, Doubt, and Loneliness

Hope for the Lonely with Charlotte Donlon

Charlotte discusses faith and loneliness and how our doubt intersects with our faith and loneliness. She also shares several vulnerable responses about faith and loneliness from the anonymous online survey for this episode.Show Notes:Loneliness peaks at three key ages, study finds — but wisdom may helphttps://fox2now.com/2018/12/19/loneliness-peaks-at-three-key-ages-study-finds-but-wisdom-may-help/Frederick Buechner 2006 Interviewhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2006/05/05/may-5-2006-frederick-buechner-extended-interview/15358/For more from Hope for the Lonely, visit charlottedonlon.com (https://www.charlottedonlon.com/) and click on "Hope for the Lonely (https://www.charlottedonlon.com/hope-for-the-lonely/)."Charlotte Donlon is a writer, a spiritual director for writers, and the founder and host of the Our Faith in Writing podcast and website (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/). Charlotte’s writing and work are rooted in noticing how art helps us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Curator, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, The Millions, Mockingbird, and elsewhere. Her first book is The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other (https://charlottedonlon.com/the-great-belonging-book). You can subscribe to her newsletter (https://charlottedonlon.substack.com/) and connect with her onTwitter (https://twitter.com/charlottedonlon) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/charlottedonlon/).